Cop gets 20-day sentence for sex with girl, 15

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Daradon

I'll remember that when I'm caught going 10 KM over the speed limit.

Numbers are put there for a reason.

That argument only works in Ontario.

[I_H8_Crawford]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

what gets me is imagine how different the tone of this thread would be had it been a female cop having sex with a 15 year old boy

Probably something like this:

[midniteowl]

I also think the consenting age of 16 is a joke, you have to be 18 to be able to legally drink, drive, gamble and vote, but you can consent to sex when you are 16? For God sake, you have to be 19 to be able to buy smokes.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

I also think the consenting age of 16 is a joke, you have to be 18 to be able to legally drink, drive, gamble and vote, but you can consent to sex when you are 16? For God sake, you have to be 19 to be able to buy smokes.

I was able to drive @ 16........when did the law change?

[HPLovecraft]

There is rather strong evidence that the intellectual portions of an adolescent's brain matures well before the emotional portions. This is why you have kids doing dumb things like engaging in unprotected sex while being geniuses in certain academic subjects. Maybe it would make more sense to lower the voting age for kids while raising the age of consent. I would be interested in knowing more about how they come to decisions when deciding on legal ages.

[Knalus]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

I also think the consenting age of 16 is a joke, you have to be 18 to be able to legally drink, drive, gamble and vote, but you can consent to sex when you are 16? For God sake, you have to be 19 to be able to buy smokes.

Driving is 16, and as for the others, those ages are different in different jurisdictions. Why is it that an 18 yr old in BC cannot drink, but they can in AB? Or how about a 20 yr old who can gamble in MB, but not in the States? Why can you vote, but not drink in much of the states?

Or how about the marriageable age? In Canada, it's 18, or 16 with parental consent, or 14 with Judicial consent.

Face it, age of consent is a difficult topic, even if it doesn't involve sex. The age has changed frequently, and will change again.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Daradon

I'll remember that when I'm caught going 10 KM over the speed limit.

Numbers are put there for a reason.

Is that supposed to be a rebuttal? I don't think you'd find to many people who consider going 10 over to be morally reprehensible if you, your car, and the environment can handle it (which is often the case).

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Knalus

Driving is 16, and as for the others, those ages are different in different jurisdictions. Why is it that an 18 yr old in BC cannot drink, but they can in AB? Or how about a 20 yr old who can gamble in MB, but not in the States? Why can you vote, but not drink in much of the states?

Or how about the marriageable age? In Canada, it's 18, or 16 with parental consent, or 14 with Judicial consent.

Face it, age of consent is a difficult topic, even if it doesn't involve sex. The age has changed frequently, and will change again.

Or military, you can join the reserves @ 16 or regs at 17 (both need parental consent)....

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by SebC

Is that supposed to be a rebuttal? I don't think you'd find to many people who consider going 10 over to be morally reprehensible if you, your car, and the environment can handle it (which is often the case).

I'm just saying, the law doesn't deal well with arbitrary. You need hard laws, that's the only way it works.

As one would expect to be punished for speeding, this officer should be punished for what he did. 20 day sentence is a slap on the wrist. Anyone other than a cop would have gotten more I would imagine.

[metallicat]

I thought because he is in a position of authority, age of consent is 18.

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by oilers_fan

I thought because he is in a position of authority, age of consent is 18.

I know this is true for teachers. Maybe it's different in Ontario.

The whole thing is brutal. He was caught buying them booze as well! And this is the punishment? Jail on weekends?

Another case of a police officer being above the law. Disgusting.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Daradon

I'm just saying, the law doesn't deal well with arbitrary. You need hard laws, that's the only way it works.

As one would expect to be punished for speeding, this officer should be punished for what he did. 20 day sentence is a slap on the wrist. Anyone other than a cop would have gotten more I would imagine.

Sure. Legally, it's black and white (although I would imagine the sentence falls into the confines of the law ). Morally, age of consent is very much grey.

[HOOT]

Originally Posted by Daradon

Another case of a police officer being above the law. Disgusting.

These things happen everyday where someone gets off what seems easy. The only difference is it doesn't make the papers and/or isn't talked about because it's not a cop.

[HPLovecraft]

Originally Posted by SebC

Sure. Legally, it's black and white (although I would imagine the sentence falls into the confines of the law ). Morally, age of consent is very much grey.

I would agree, though with this particular act involving a police officer, I feel it becomes much less grey.

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by SebC

Sure. Legally, it's black and white (although I would imagine the sentence falls into the confines of the law ). Morally, age of consent is very much grey.

Morally pretty much any situation is grey. This situation isn't different from hundreds of others.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by HOOT

These things happen everyday where someone gets off what seems easy. The only difference is it doesn't make the papers and/or isn't talked about because it's not a cop.

Pun intended?

[Locke]

Lunski said Borel and his friend went on a booze run, buying beer and coolers, which they drank with the girls.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/20.../20082916.html

He also knowingly provided alcohol to a minor which may also have skewed her decision making abilities.

He didnt just have sex with a minor, he also got her drunk first.

[MoneyGuy]

I hope this guy is an ex-cop by now. There is no excuse! None! His next job should have him asking, "Would you like fries with that?"

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by Locke

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/20.../20082916.html

He also knowingly provided alcohol to a minor which may also have skewed her decision making abilities.

He didnt just have sex with a minor, he also got her drunk first.

This is exactly what I'm saying.

Think about how teachers get nailed to the wall. Even in cases where the child is 16 or 17, because they are in a position of trust. I'm not excusing that, it's reprehensible too. But this is a police officer, who got kids drunk, partied with them, than slept with one of them. And he serves 20 days over weekends? Doesn't lose his job?

This is a MASSIVE miscarriage of justice and another example of cops being above the law.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by shermanator

Not that I'm condoning the action, but what kind of 15 year old girl sleeps with a 39 year old cop?

My ex girlfriend? She slept with half a hockey team.