Comments on: What Is http://maat45.blogdumps.net/2008/05/04/what-is/ Bits and pieces of this and that. A few minute respite from the day's hurly-burly. Coffee, Delaware, Sussex County Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:57:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: maat45 http://maat45.blogdumps.net/2008/05/04/what-is/#comment-667 maat45 Mon, 05 May 2008 15:01:10 +0000 http://maat45.blogdumps.net/2008/05/04/what-is/#comment-667 True, Laurel...there is no comparison between the two crimes but in how the hearing, reading, then commenting public view or address them. Seems the 17yr. old is an automatic 'victim' while the 12yrs. old may as well be equated with the 38yr. old adult. As you said, once a sex offender always a sex offender and somehow, the girl escapes this life sentence despite, as it was reported, this was consesual behaviour even though against the law. Are you suggesting that while a 17yrs. old female didn't have the maturity to handle her situation a 12yrs. old boy did? True, Laurel…there is no comparison between the two crimes but in how the hearing, reading, then commenting public view or address them. Seems the 17yr. old is an automatic ‘victim’ while the 12yrs. old may as well be equated with the 38yr. old adult. As you said, once a sex offender always a sex offender and somehow, the girl escapes this life sentence despite, as it was reported, this was consesual behaviour even though against the law. Are you suggesting that while a 17yrs. old female didn’t have the maturity to handle her situation a 12yrs. old boy did?

]]> By: Laurel http://maat45.blogdumps.net/2008/05/04/what-is/#comment-665 Laurel Mon, 05 May 2008 11:31:15 +0000 http://maat45.blogdumps.net/2008/05/04/what-is/#comment-665 well, the distinction is that the young girl was probably flattered by the attentions of an older man in a position of authority. She got sucked in. The hurt *she* inflicted is on herself, and indirectly on this foolish principal's family. The 12 year old boy, on the other hand, has surely caused long-term psychological damage to a child, as well as physical pain. I don't see any comparison between the two crimes. The twelve year old, IMO, has some serious issues that need to be addressed - accoring to Megan's Law, once a sex offender, always a sex offender, right? The Sussex Central teen got involved in a situation that she didn't have the maturity to handle. Apples and oranges, my friend. well, the distinction is that the young girl was probably flattered by the attentions of an older man in a position of authority. She got sucked in. The hurt *she* inflicted is on herself, and indirectly on this foolish principal’s family.

The 12 year old boy, on the other hand, has surely caused long-term psychological damage to a child, as well as physical pain.

I don’t see any comparison between the two crimes.

The twelve year old, IMO, has some serious issues that need to be addressed - accoring to Megan’s Law, once a sex offender, always a sex offender, right?

The Sussex Central teen got involved in a situation that she didn’t have the maturity to handle.

Apples and oranges, my friend.

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