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liberal_at_heart

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7. good. He should get jail time.

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Wed May 29, 2013, 10:04 PM

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Hudson Falls teen pleads guilty in statutory rape case [View all] TransitJohn May 2013 OP

But he wasn't in High School. MrSlayer May 2013 #1

no difference between the two cases. loli phabay May 2013 #2

True enough. A 19 yr old doesn't HAVE to rape a 14 yr old.... Honeycombe8 May 2013 #3

exactly. liberal_at_heart May 2013 #10

delete pnwmom Jun 2013 #55

society treats those in high school differently than those who aren't in high school dsc May 2013 #4

Well then how about this one? Perp was in high school. TransitJohn May 2013 #5

Another one for your perusal. TransitJohn May 2013 #6

Yet another TransitJohn May 2013 #8

gee funny how they are all black dsc May 2013 #9

Wonder why their parents didn't refuse a plea-bargain (not offered) then try to use public TransitJohn May 2013 #11

you have no earthly idea what they did or didn't do dsc May 2013 #12

Are you saying they don't investigate reports by white girls? Only black girls? Honeycombe8 May 2013 #20

I wonder if all the girls were white dsc May 2013 #21

Not on your boopy. IMO, your concern should be for the black girl, not the black guy. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #23

the fact is I think nice looking, white, rich boys don't end up in prison for this dsc May 2013 #24

But if he'd flunked a grade, he would be in high school... Captain Stern Jun 2013 #44

good. He should get jail time. liberal_at_heart May 2013 #7

I don't agree. There has got to be a better way to deal with these youth's raging Luminous Animal May 2013 #14

Again, your concern seems to be for the man whose "hormones are raging." Boys will be boys? Honeycombe8 May 2013 #22

That's not what LA said davidpdx May 2013 #32

No. My post was about the girl's raging hormones. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #42

14 year old girls do not have raging hormones. But 19 year old men do. Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #52

You have got to be kidding. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #53

Nope. Look it up. You've never noticed that? Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #57

this comment is about as stupid is Todd Akin's missive Nanjing to Seoul Jun 2013 #56

You can't be that uninformed about biology, can you? It's a biological fact. Look it up. Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #58

So my female students aren't sex crazed like the boys are? Nanjing to Seoul Jun 2013 #59

Don't argue with the messenger. Argue with science. Look it up. It's true. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #60

I did. The biologist I spoke to with the PhD from UC Davis says you're full of crap Nanjing to Seoul Jun 2013 #61

How very liberal. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #17

I was a victim of statutory rape so I don't give a damn if you think I'm liberal or not. liberal_at_heart May 2013 #31

I'm sure there will be about fifty DU threads calling for that guy to be freed. Nye Bevan May 2013 #13

If that is all you got from the other threads, you weren't paying attention. Ms. Toad May 2013 #27

force was involved. a 14 year old cannot consent. The 14 year old was raped. liberal_at_heart May 2013 #28

Legal presumptions and reality don't always match. Ms. Toad Jun 2013 #34

See #32 above davidpdx May 2013 #33

Bueller? Bueller? lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #39

Truthfully, I think this is a double standard BainsBane May 2013 #15

You might want to carefully read the report. Ms. Toad May 2013 #29

The age spread is the same BainsBane May 2013 #30

The age difference is most likely larger davidpdx Jun 2013 #35

We don't know the age spread. Ms. Toad Jun 2013 #37

consent is the whole principal of statutory rape BainsBane Jun 2013 #38

And I think in high school settings I think the law is wrong. Ms. Toad Jun 2013 #40

I don't think that's a workable solution BainsBane Jun 2013 #41

It is the primary place where teens meet others and form relationships. Ms. Toad Jun 2013 #43

None of the cases in this thread Ms. Toad Jun 2013 #48

Don't expect her to walk back her false analogy, nor will anyone else that has made the same one davidpdx Jun 2013 #47

I agree with you, generally Ms. Toad Jun 2013 #49

You do realize unreadierLizard May 2013 #16

Here is what I posted May 27 on this issue etherealtruth May 2013 #26

A 19 year old should not be having sex with a 14 year old. In_The_Wind May 2013 #18

... Iggo May 2013 #19

Where are all the "Free Michael" bracelets? NaturalHigh May 2013 #25

See post #35 davidpdx Jun 2013 #36

"Under 15" is unspecific. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2013 #45

Which is the point I was making above davidpdx Jun 2013 #54

Sick bastard belongs in jail! B Calm Jun 2013 #46

This is why I think Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #50

I still say gollygee Jun 2013 #51