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Divinity school? Oh, good god (not a pun).
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I canât believe his lawyer stood there and and argued for probation because he didnât really do anything wrong. Yeah, thatâs always exactly the right thing to do, idiot.
On the other hand, the kid did get away with doing a tiny fraction of the time a poor kid with a public defender would have gotten if this had happened at an inner city public school (assuming the victim was a rich white girl, I mean).
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I couldâve sworn I saw this episode on Law & Order Special Victims Unit years ago. Art imitating life or visa versa?
My problem is with the school more than with this perpetrator. How does an elite school in New Hampshire not closely monitor the students they have under their charge? How does that school think teenage kids donât want to experiment sexually?
I have yet to hear any school official, supposedly trained teachers and administrators, explain how this kind of incident, this kind of âcustomâ can go on for years and years.
If I were on the board of directors of this school, Iâd ask for resignations from all faculty and staff.
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What if heâd been a Black scholarship student? Think heâd have got off with a year?
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While I was inclined to believe in his guilt, based solely on the knowledge that he was going to divinity school, this - ¨(h)e was also found guilty of a felony count of using a computer â specifically, Facebook and email â to lure the girl to the encounter¨ - seems a bit much.
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In most states he would have been guilty of [statutory] rape, a felony. I think the felony he did catch was appropriate. The sentence was too short.
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Given that their ages differed by only 3 years, I suspect that in most states it would not have been a crime, as long as it was consensual.
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Have a heart and send the sex offender a case of Carmex.
Heâs gonna need it.
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Now, just which set of lips are we talking about?
Poor guy, âHis life has been one of trauma trying to deal with these allegations and the emotion of the trial.â Going to be such a hard life ahead for him, losing his scholarship to Harvard, and all. Now his mom and dad will have to pay. Maybe after he gets out of prison, he can get a âsmallâ loan from them like Donald and Mitt.
Iâm just so disgusted with our two tiered system of justice in this country.
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The world is going to look extremely different to him upon exiting that place.
There is clearly a total lack of in loco parentis monitoring at this âelite prep schoolâ, where a tradition of statutory rape has persisted for seemingly years. I for one simply find it beyond comprehension that a school in which young women and young men attend without their parents present does not monitor behavior more closely, and had no idea that this was occurring. If I was a parent of this girl, I would sue the school as well. I am appalled at the comments about the young man. I donât agree with his conduct. However, 18 YOs do not think clearly. They are not adults. His behavior, while inappropriate, is not that of a hardened criminal. He will be on the sex offender list for a long time, if not for his life. He will not be able to be a lawyer, a police officer, join the military, or have many other careers. He made a mistake, but the punishment is way out of line.
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There was a similar episode on the original Law and Order; I remember Lenny Briscoe walking into a gym class to arrest the preppy perp. Life has Art beat by at least a million to one!
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Yeah. Itâs too fucking short.
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Whatâs the big deal? John Cornyn ÂŽ Texas would say that rapist Lebrie was just trying to give her ââŚa gift from God.â AnyhooâŚAccording to Todd Akin ÂŽ Missouri if it was a âlegitimate rapeâ her body would have âshut it downâ and no problem! ButâŚin the end, if she had become pregnant, Pope Rick Santorum said she ââŚshould accept it as a gift from God.â and, one supposes, just be thankful for it.
Praise Conservative Jeebusâ! and amen!
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In New Hampshire, engaging in sexual activity with someone between the ages of 13 an 16 is dependent upon two thingsâŚ1) penetration and 2) the age difference. Anything over 5 years is considered statutory rape (or felonious sexual assault)âŚif penetration is involved 4 years is the cut off time, and if no penetration, then 3 years is the cut off time.
Their age difference was three years, but no penetration was included. So, no statutory rape.
It varies pretty wildly from state to state these days, with many states having a âlayeredâ approach depending on the age differences. I always though Georgiaâs was pretty weirdâŚ17 is the age of consent, no matter the age differenceâŚbut 16 CAN be the age of consent, if you have the minorâs parents agreement. So how exactly does someone show up and say âHey, I am here to take you 16 year old outâŚwould you mind signing these forms first please?â
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What about the girl? Sheâs been serving an unofficial sentence since the incident happened, and, sorry, 18 is old enough to know one should stay away from 15 year old kid sisters of someone he once actually dated.
Maybe the rich little white kids wonât feel quite so entitled after this.
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More likely they consider the whole thing an affront to their proud tradition,and will just be slightly more careful about keeping the game under the radar.
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