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Sat Aug 18, 2012, 10:21 AM

9. They're also teenage boys in high school, and perhaps do not realize how they were taken

advantage of by this woman. It's really not hard for a pretty lady to convince some super-horny teenagers to sleep with her, I'm sure. But the law is the law, she preyed on her students, and I have no problem with the outcome.

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113 replies	Author	Time	Post
Ex-Texas teacher guilty of having sex with 5 of her students [View all]	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	OP
I'm mystified by this charge	alcibiades_mystery	Aug 2012	#1
My exact thoughts	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#2
If you are wondering about colleges...	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#5
It's because she's female and sexually nasty	Warpy	Aug 2012	#103
Not a big deal IMO... and this thread needs pics (is she hot?)!	OneTenthofOnePercent	Aug 2012	#3
There's a photo of her at the link	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#10
She is not wholly unattractive.	Aristus	Aug 2012	#91
Sick. WTF is wrong with adults, that they cannot seem to be able to control themselves or deny	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#4
4 of the students testified and said they did not consider themselves victims.	Travis_0004	Aug 2012	#7
They're also teenage boys in high school, and perhaps do not realize how they were taken	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#9
They are adults, not teenaged boys	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#14
It's criminal because it's the law in Texas. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse, either.	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#28
+1	lunasun	Aug 2012	#83
they are all 18 and were 18 at the time. they are adults in the eyes of the law and	cali	Aug 2012	#16
She used her position to prey on them. It is against the law in Texas.	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#21
It was consensual sex	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#23
The relationship between a high schooler and a teacher is not really consensual, in the eyes of	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#31
that's ridiculous. it varies from state to state- or do you actually think	cali	Aug 2012	#34
When a kid has not completed his high school education (his sole reason for contact	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#82
In the eyes of Texas law. In plenty of jurisdictions, this would not be illegal	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2012	#41
thanks for posting that.	cali	Aug 2012	#56
Whoopee doo. I hope she has plenty of time to sit and think about what she did...	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#70
I think we can all agree that this is what the law states	alcibiades_mystery	Aug 2012	#44
I don't see it as weird. I think this sort of behavior should be subject	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#71
Why?	alcibiades_mystery	Aug 2012	#73
Difference between high school and post high school.	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#75
In the eyes of the Texas law, that's irrelevant.	Kaleva	Aug 2012	#36
more ridiculous so criticizing a law is pointless. wow. got it.	cali	Aug 2012	#42
I don't feel sorry for her. She knew what the law was.	Kaleva	Aug 2012	#50
what the hey does feeling sorry for her have to do with it?	cali	Aug 2012	#52
You have your opinion and I have mine.	Kaleva	Aug 2012	#61
you still fail to grasp that this isn't all about her. really, it's not.	cali	Aug 2012	#68
Of course this is about her. She's the topic of discussion.	Kaleva	Aug 2012	#69
lol. yeah, my thread entitled "should sex between consenting adults be illegal"	cali	Aug 2012	#72
I bet many 14 year olds would not consider themselves victims either	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#32
Thank you. n/t	whathehell	Aug 2012	#109
A horny 18-year-old boy would screw a knot in a tree.	aquart	Aug 2012	#113
Slippery slope there	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#13
Prisoners and guards? Divorce lawyers and clients? What about those?	kelly1mm	Aug 2012	#84
I have a big problem with someone going to jail for consensual sex with other adults	villager	Aug 2012	#76
This is the first I've heard about the husband being involved too.	Starry Messenger	Aug 2012	#6
Even some mansluaghter and attempted murder sentences aren't that long	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#15
I think she showed an appalling lack of judgement.	Starry Messenger	Aug 2012	#35
She got 5 years.	Kaleva	Aug 2012	#39
Still appalling.	Starry Messenger	Aug 2012	#48
Her husband was not involved in sex with the students.	LisaL	Aug 2012	#49
My reply was before the edit to the OP.	Starry Messenger	Aug 2012	#53
If "sex" is in the headline, you know it's going to be a guilty verdict.	russspeakeasy	Aug 2012	#8
Her husband wasn't involved	tammywammy	Aug 2012	#11
I can see why these laws exist.	aikoaiko	Aug 2012	#12
Why should a supervisor be fired for dating an employee?	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#17
I was asking for your rationale for supporting her being fired,	aikoaiko	Aug 2012	#26
I already answered that	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#27
It says right in the original OP he/she thinks she should be fired...	madmom	Aug 2012	#19
Thanks	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#25
It wasn't clear in your OP that you did think this act was an abuse of authority.	aikoaiko	Aug 2012	#33
It was perfectly clear in my OP	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#55
The phrase "abuse of authority" does not appear in your OP.	aikoaiko	Aug 2012	#63
Perhaps I wasn't clear. I was asking the OP for his/her rationale for supporting her being fired.	aikoaiko	Aug 2012	#29
It is possible	gollygee	Aug 2012	#43
I agree that unethical /= unlawful. I'm simply asking for the OPs rationale	aikoaiko	Aug 2012	#51
I guess this is an agree to disagree situation	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#18
At once? n/t	RZM	Aug 2012	#20
Texas executes people who in all likelihood are innocent, so I mean,	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#22
I have really bifurcated feelings about this	etherealtruth	Aug 2012	#24
I don't think anyone on this thread thinks this was okay	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#30
not necessarily in this thread ...	etherealtruth	Aug 2012	#40
Thanks for the info!	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#57
I guess one of the points in this jack ass' defense is that the age of consent in ...	etherealtruth	Aug 2012	#66
Actually the legal age of consent in Texas is 17	Horse with no Name	Aug 2012	#100
18-year-olds are adults	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#112
It is criminal. There is a penal code that says so.	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#38
Yes, you are correct, in Michigan it is	etherealtruth	Aug 2012	#46
Other consensual sex was also illegal in Texas until a few years ago	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#58
This, however, is a great law	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#64
Can't she meet men after work?	KurtNYC	Aug 2012	#37
Good point. There are other fish in the sea	treestar	Aug 2012	#54
She had access to horny immature teenage boys. Real grown men aren't so easily	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#77
She's a real hands on kind of teacher.	morningfog	Aug 2012	#93
As long as the law is the way it is, the jury had no choice but to convict her.	LisaL	Aug 2012	#45
Her husband didn't have sex with the students.	LisaL	Aug 2012	#47
i am aware of that	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#60
Stupid Law. Regardless of their relationship, adults should be free to consentually fuck whomever.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Aug 2012	#59
So a shrink and a patient-all good in your book?	LisaL	Aug 2012	#62
in my book, it's not good, but it shouldn't be criminalized	cali	Aug 2012	#67
Is that illegal now?	alcibiades_mystery	Aug 2012	#74
morally acceptable and legally criminal are two VERY different things.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Aug 2012	#85
God this is hot.	inner lite	Aug 2012	#65
At age 18 they are old enough to die for their country. Why are they not old enough to have sex?	appleannie1	Aug 2012	#78
This isn't having sex with peers, freely entered into and on equal footing.	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#80
Wonder if JFK ever slept with any 18yr olds...	OneTenthofOnePercent	Aug 2012	#86
Um...I have no idea what your post means.	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#98
lol.	cali	Aug 2012	#88
I guess I"m missing the prudery and bizarreness of thinking that a gang bang	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#97
Workplaces, schools, and other situations in which one partner may have more power over another	redqueen	Aug 2012	#79
Under 18? Send her away. But they are adults.	NYC Liberal	Aug 2012	#81
I agree completely.	morningfog	Aug 2012	#94
Yup	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#106
I have to wonder...	99Forever	Aug 2012	#87
If they were 18, I'd feel precisely the same. fire the teacher. ban him from the profession.	cali	Aug 2012	#89
Like the Air Force training sergeants at Lackland AFB	JustABozoOnThisBus	Aug 2012	#90
Perhaps...	99Forever	Aug 2012	#99
As I said in my OP, tehy would be exactly the same	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#107
And I agree.	99Forever	Aug 2012	#108
Prison for doing what consenting adults do? How very..Victorian.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug 2012	#92
I dont' think she should face criminal charges. They were consenting adults.	morningfog	Aug 2012	#95
Not only she was charged, she was already convicted.	LisaL	Aug 2012	#96
It's a violation of public trust.	pipoman	Aug 2012	#105
I don't agree with this	PD Turk	Aug 2012	#101
She's female	LadyHawkAZ	Aug 2012	#102
Not tinkering with her students' bodies is one of the requirements of the profession she chose.	WillowTree	Aug 2012	#104
We have ourselves a winnah!!	renie408	Aug 2012	#110
No sympathy!	Are_grits_groceries	Aug 2012	#111

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