Posted on 03/21/2006 10:41:14 AM PST by JABBERBONK
Another dumb judge.
I know this is an unpopular stand here, but IT'S DIFFERENT WITH TEENAGE BOYS. My God, a teacher who looks like that? I'm sure he told all his friends and he was the BMOC. Honestly, if she wasn't arrested, it would have been something he would look back fondly on the rest of his life. Now, flame away.
The guys who do this with their adolescent students get hard time.
I'm all for equal rights. Along with equal responsibility.
Go directly to jail, Ms. LaFave. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
I'm glad you will have nothing to do with my boy's upbringing.
"Honestly, if she wasn't arrested, it would have been something he would look back fondly on the rest of his life."
It's not like they can't hook up again in prison, Hildy. That is pretty bad, I know, but stranger things have happened.
No double standards.
Finally - a judge who advocates justice instead of excuses. In Florida no less.
Now-a-days, you're just glad that you're son's not gay!
Hear, hear.
Yeah... I'm with you! Dude scored in a BIG way! On the other hand I feel like a schmuck for writing that. As a parent I'd have to ensure I did all I could to see she gets punished, but boy, would I have a tough time telling my Son that having sex with her was wrong!!
They should turn her over to me. I'd spank her.
Hildy, with teenage boys, yes it's different. he was probably bragging about banging the hot teacher to all his friends... But she is an adult just like predator males who seduce 14 year old girls. She needs to be held accountable for HER choice.
It's only an unpopular stand with the folks who are in complete denial about the differences between the genders and each's respective approach to sexual relations, and the plain fact that a woman cannot force herself on an unwilling male, but a man can force himself on an unwilling female.
It's pathetic that you would have any difficulty telling your son that it's wrong to sleep with another man's wife.
I see Hildy's point. What I don't see is how the teacher could have been so stupid. In Florida there is window for consensual sex between a minor and an adult. I think it's between 16yrs old-24yrs old (I could be wrong...give or take a year on the top side), but as I understand it she could have excerted some self control and waited 2yrs. She didn't...she wanted to engage in taboo sex, and it caught up with her. She is beautiful (no doubt), but stupid, and she lacks self control. What if it had been a teenage girl? Would we feel the same about a lesbian relationship w/a minor?
Or this:
Men are prosecuted and serve long sentences even when the female student was willing.
Girls are just as capable of fantasizing about "cute teachers" as boys are.
The issue is that teachers are expected to exercise self-control and not take advantage of students.
I'm sure if she'd given the kid his first shot of heroin instead of his first act of adultery the kid would also have enjoyed it immensely. But it would still be morally and legally unacceptable
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