I never said they were. You're the one who tried to equate the Tennessee rape case with this one.
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Morally these are children still, but in the states eyes LEGALLY they are adults.
While they are 'legal' adults, they are not LAWFUL ones, because with knowledge, consent and full disclosure, the teacher herself agreed they weren't
She KNEW what she was doing was both immoral as well as illegal. Why do you continually act as if the teacher had some kind of inalienable right to bump nasties with high school boys and do so with minimal consequence?
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Because "LAW" dictates they are equal by age. However, the State Of Texas sees this exactly the way you have described as far as sentencing guidelines go, which I think are highly punitive for the nature of the crime.
It apparently will never make sense to you because you fail to understand this is not a general public law applicable to everyone, but a specific contractual law an individual person voluntarily bound herself to be responsible for.
Think what you like.
The only point I was making is not one of the boys complained her "authority" was used to take advantage of them.
While they are 'legal' adults, they are not LAWFUL ones, because with knowledge, consent and full disclosure, the teacher herself agreed they weren't
She KNEW what she was doing was both immoral as well as illegal. Why do you continually act as if the teacher had some kind of inalienable right to bump nasties with high school boys and do so with minimal consequence?
Bump Nasties?...Oh, now I see how the underlying rogue language is brought to the surface! ;-) Actually, this is the best argument you've made in my eyes because the contract specifically states such a case...bravo! Losing your teaching license and being barred from ever teaching is NOT minimal consequences!
It apparently will never make sense to you because you fail to understand this is not a general public law applicable to everyone, but a specific contractual law an individual person voluntarily bound herself to be responsible for.
I understand this law and this case. You've made it clear. Why, because if those boys were not her students we wouldn't even be having this debate! It's real simple, if those men would have been 30 yr old students, the same consequence would have befallen her contractually, and to me a jail sentence for this is derisory and smacks of antiquated over zealous sentencing guidelines! Especially, if you compare it to the TN case where actual rape was involved and the perp is going to serve less time!