OK. I’m putting on my flame-retardant suit.
Should we post a picture of the alleged predator and then vote (like adolescents) on whether or not he is “guilty?”
My point?
To me, it is just as sick and perverted when a female teacher preys upon and molests underage students who are male. Yet many here joke about it and give implicit high-fives that a young boy made it with an older woman.
It is no less a demented crime.
NO teacher and no adult who is entrusted to guide and instruct our children should be excused for this type of attack. When we tacitly approve a male student having relations with a female teacher, we are enabling this violation of trust between adults and children.
You are right.
There is a HUGE difference between a 20-something female teacher having sex with a 17 year old boy than anyone having sex with a 4th grader who would be about 9 or 10. I was once a 17 year old boy and had a couple of teachers that I would have loved to have sex with. They were forbidden fruit in that they had no interest in me, but had I been able to close the deal I would have in no way been harmed.
The way I look at it, many boys are interested, and if given the opportunity would jump at the chance. Some girls are as well, but that is less common. Sex between older teenagers and adults can be consensual and while wrong, doesn't rise to the level of crime that happened in this article.
If you can't see that there are different levels of wrong then to be consistent you must think that all forms of date rape are the same as the guy jumping out of the bushes, and all forms of torture are the same whether it's waterboarding or cutting of fingers with pruning shears.
Bottom line is what while generally correct, you are absolutely wrong that this is no less demented. Having sex with a 10 year old is not the same as having sex with a 17 year old under any circumstances.
Nah...no picture or vote necessary.
He's a guy, and guys are ALWAYS guilty.
Agreed!