[cyborg]

She was three months away from turning sixteen then it woul have been legal. I think ten years for teen sex is a bit harsh.

[Prime Choice]

She was three months away from turning sixteen then it woul have been legal. I think ten years for teen sex is a bit harsh.

I'm sure the father of this girl sees it that way, too. (/sarcasm)

[KantianBurke]

What's this all about??

[bk1000]

" I think ten years for teen sex is a bit harsh."

You are correct, however, the charge is 'child molestation', a crime that deserves every bit of ten years, if not more. The real point is that mandatory sentencing and zero tolerance are simply societal abdications of responsibility. An 18 yr old male and a 15 yr old female may be consensual, and not the same as an 18 yr old male and a 12 yr old girl, which would be child molestation. It seems now we can't deal with these cases individuality as to do so would surely be racist, or at the least, insensitive or offensive. (note sarcasm in last sentence)