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it's the first case that bothers me the most
For what it's worth, I could easily have passed for 16 at the age of 10. When I was 14, I used to have seniors ask me to buy beer for them.
However, no one could have mistaken me for a 16-year-old five minutes after I opened my mouth and started talking. A fourth-grader simply can't mimic the behavior of someone in high school. I was an exceptionally mature 4th-grader who preferred the company of adults, and there's simply no way.
The comment about the bicycle is to my way of thinking worse than the comment about provocative dress. Anyone who would think that a new bicycle would make a child "feel better" about being sexually abused clearly shouldn't be walking the streets where other people might mistake him for a human being.