Lanc is offline Lanc Post #1  July 30,2009, 5:29pm
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This is related to another thread where I advised men to seek legal counsel before getting into a serious relationship with a single mom. The following isn't about single moms, but is about how our courts have bias for the damsel in distress. This is just so stark in contrast that I have to share it. Same crime, same county, same convictions, same sentencing day, same judge! Two very different outcomes.

Our blond blue eyed damsel in distress got her felony convictions dropped down to misdemeanors, 240 hours of community service, and avoided registration in the sex offender database.

Our hairy evil manbeast had his felony convictions upheld, got 240 days in county lockup, 3 years probation, and sex offender registration, and the prosecutors were going for him doing hard time in prison.

Ex-trainer gets probation for sex with teen boy | jacoby, school, sexual, high, jones - News - OCRegister.com

Teacher gets 240 days in jail for sex with two students | westbrook, counts, school, felony, minor - News - OCRegister.com

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jayjay is offline jayjay Post #2  July 30,2009, 5:35pm
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...things seem to have gotten quiet around here.

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I took a couple criminal justice courses in school years ago and learned that there has pretty much always been a disparity between criminal sentencing between men and women. People just feel more protective of women.

I've heard it's the same reason why the military has to be very careful with its PR to make sure that not too many women get sent home from combat in body bags. Female deaths in combat would probably put the public off from a conflict much faster than male deaths. These things would have to change for there to truly be equality between men and women....but I can't blame women for not being out in the streets marching for longer prison sentences for female convicts.
 
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tjlpd is offline tjlpd Post #3  July 30,2009, 5:55pm
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These cases are not the same. The male teacher had sex with two different girls and gave alcohol to I assume make them more willing to engage. In the case with the female it seems the boy did things to engage in the activity.

You are probably right that in general a guy will be punished worse in cases like these but... these cases are not the same.
 
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jayjay wrote :
People just feel more protective of women.

And / or, that society is more in need of protecting from males.

In any case, this OP would be better with data, not an anecdote. If this disparate outcome holds true at a useful sample size, then it's bias.
 
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Anecdote? Law student above already is telling you there is data. The two stories I present represent classic scientific method. Two experiments...change one variable...get two different outcomes.

So what I am reading is that there is an assumption that the girls were deliberately given alcohol to loosen them up...so loose that they kept coming back for more.

And in blondie's case, it is the boy's fault for seducing her.

I thought these statutory rape laws were designed to protect immature kids from adult predators? Sure the boy got laid & probably bragged about doing the hot teacher...who wouldn't.

How about if he had impregnated her & was ordered to pay child support as there is already precedent for ordering child support from minors to their adult lovers. Does anyone want to protect him from that? What if our classy lady had genital herpes? What if she had a jealous boyfriend with a .357? What if this experience shapes this lad's sexual character for the next 20 years? Anyone care about that?

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