I originally intended this thread to be about protection agencies catering exclusively to the niche market of minor-attracted adults. If you think sexual activity between adults and children is always rape, there is still the quagmire of children being raised by minor-attracted adults with their own protection agencies. Other protection agencies cannot be expected to fund a prolonged conflict to protect people who are not even paying customers.
This is what the perverts at the Baby Center have to say: (http://www.babycenter.com/0_masturbation_11558.bc)
That said, toddlers masturbate because it feels good, and the good feelings can be as pleasurable for her as they are for adults. “A toddler may masturbate herself to orgasm,” says Zweiback [nurse practitioner and family consultant] “complete with panting, red face, and a big sigh at the end. But it’s absolutely not something to be worried about.”
It would be a notable exception if the legalization of consensual sex with minors didn’t result in the spontaneous establishment of formal and informal rules of conduct.
Adults usually treat sexual activity as though it is a game they play. Why shouldn’t they? It would be a naturalistic fallacy to presume that the point behind adult sexual behavior ought to be reproduction. In practice, the intended point is usually to induce pleasure. In an open and legal environment, relationships would be more likely to develop in communities and social networks where children are more knowledgable about sex.
Testimony: Expressed Childhood Sexuality (http://newgon.com/wiki/Testimony:_Expressed_childhood_sexuality)
IMO money makes the world go round.
…and vice versa.