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Originally Posted by Locke
Werent we all?
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My wife says I still am.
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I guess where I have issues is that the penalty for rape are very severe, as they should be, but in this instance we're involved in a gray area.
If this was two women who were not his teachers all would be well in the world, or, hell, he may well have been accused of raping them as opposed to the other way around.
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See I don't see it as a grey area. The law (I believe) says that individuals that are in a position of power cannot engage in sex with a 16 yr old. I reckon it is black and white. It might be grey if these were to substitutes that had worked at the school once, but the "relationship/arrangement" had been made at a later date.
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Whats the defining factor? That he is male or that he is a minor? Or that they're his teachers?
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In my eyes it is that they are teachers.
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So how severe should the punishment be?
Dont get me wrong. There can and should be punishment, but what should it be? Do they have to spend 10 years in jail
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I don't now to be honest, I am not familiar with the current judicial view on punishment of rape. I will say that it should be substantial, as this is an activity that should be discouraged from happening.