Posted on 01/22/2008 11:12:36 AM PST by redrunner
I'm sure that some of them do. However, girls typically approach the encounter with a different set of expectations than do boys, and have different emotional effects afterwards.
I mean, how often do you hear of a poor young boy being pressured into sex by his girlfriend, versus the other way around? How many men do you know of who felt disappointment or shame after their first sexual encounter?
That's not to say these things never happen, but it is MUCH less frequent among men. And on those rare instances when a boy is reluctant to have sex, or feels disappointment after sex, it is almost always because of religious belief and not for any emotional reasons.
Boys and girls are different, and that difference is magnified when it comes to sex.
I will lean towards “not guilty” here.
(But reserve my right to alter my determination should additional photographic evidence surface.)
Geez! All my high schold teachers were in their 60s and 70s.
any pics of her on a motorcycle wearing a bikini-that’s my favorite femeale\teacher\perv shot.
This from those who cry that females are not treated equally in any facet of American life.
I’d say not guilty, too.
But seriously, what is with all these female teachers who have relations with their students (at least the student in this case was 16, not 12)? Are they stupid, crazy, or what? They have to know this sort of thing is a career-ender, nevermind the legal ramifications, don’t they?
Don’t Bogard that teacher my friend. Pass her over to me
Absolutely NOT GUILTY!
Probation and counselling
your statement concerning Catholic priests is ignorant at best....the incidence of child molesting amoung protestant clergy outnumbers the Catholic total.....not even close.....scout leaders, teachers etc also outnumber Catholic clergy that heving been said, there is no excuse for any adult to molest a child, but a 17 year old boy having sex with a female teacher is not child abuse in my book, Monica was a 22 year old intern, subordinate to Billy boy, and no one suggested child abuse.
Ping for later
Is she super-cute? No.
Would most guys take her if the alternative was going home alone? Yes
You are not going to believe this, but...
Perhaps. I guess there's really no way to know for sure how much "underreporting" there is.
Even still, I am confident that many more girls than boys are pressured into sex, and likewise many more girls are deeply affected by their first sexual encounter than are boys. That's not to say boys are no better than animals, nor that they are completely unaffected by sex. It's just that they are not as sexually vulnerable and are affected by sex differently than girls.
Or do you believe that all sexual differences are merely social constructions, and that when you get down to it men and women only differ in their plumbing?
This from those who cry that females are not treated equally in any facet of American life.
I think both are statutory rape, but I don't believe both call for the same response. Certainly not in terms of outrage, and maybe not in terms of punishment either. It's kind of like mugging someone vs. embezzling from your company. In both cases you are taking something that isn't yours, and both deserve to be punished, but the two are just not equivalent.
The potential danger between the two scenarios is different. I agree that generally the law should hold men and women to the same standard, but sometimes it makes sense for the law to take into account our differences. For example, in cases of self-defense we often account for a woman's smaller stature, relative weakness, or inexperience with fighting.
Don't Bogard that girl my friend
Pass her over to me.
Sorry.
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