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That's an interesting way of saying statutory rape.
its kinda gross how far the media will go to not use the word rape... especially in this context
Trump's a rapist but the media is afraid to say so. Suspected pedo, too.
They’re not lawyers, though… they’re reporters.
They’re just reporting what the prosecutors accused the person of and if the prosecutor didn’t use the term “statutory rape” then the reporters probably shouldn’t either.
They don’t want to get the reporting wrong if they aren’t experts on the subject and even more so the don’t want to expose themselves to lawsuits if they do get the reporting wrong.
I really don’t think the reporters are trying to minimize the heinousness of the crime (at least not in this case). It looks more like they are just being conservative in what they state.
also; reporters dont write headlines
That’s true but the same issue applies to both the article (which doesn’t use the term “statutory rape”), and the editor (who likely doesn’t have any legal expertise).
How are so many people incapable of doing the literally most obvious and easy task of "do not fuck children" JFC.
I’m not very surprised that a teacher raped a student. I AM surprised (and glad) that she was dumb enough to talk about it TO ANOTHER TEACHER.
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For people that are downvoting, this entire bit in South Park was to make fun of the double standard whenever a man commits statutory rape vs when a woman does it
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Blows my mind every time it's some young, attractive woman.
She’ll probably just use the Mel Gibson defense.
It's what gets the clicks. A good portion of the population probably have headmistress fantasies and, while tutting this vile behavior, are like 'Damn, where was she when I was 15?'
Rape. It was rape. Call it what it is. The longer we tiptoe around teachers having sex with kids, the longer the problem will exist. She raped a kid.
Statutory rape in particular. We need to normalize the usage of the term statutory rape.
Might be a power thing, but what adult woman wants an inexperienced 16 year old?
A pedophile.
Like literally, by definition.
10 year age gap there, 26 yo woman vs 16 yo dude.
Flip the sexes around, that's a pedophile, no argument at all.
Other than from people who really, really really feel its necesarry to 'well actually you mean ephebophile'.
Grooming is kinda the whole modus operandi here, they get off on the power dynamic, in every way you can interperet 'get off' and 'power dynamic'.
Considering he is above the age of consent it is obviously NOT pedophilia.
If she had been a neighbor it would be legal. The reason it isn't is because she is a figure of authority. Which technically from a legal perspective makes it rape.
In 14 US states it is actually legal!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent
Are you really saying 14 states have legalized pedophilia?
Do you even remember how it is to be 16?
My sister has been happily married to her husband who is 15 years older than her for 30+ years, are you saying my brother in law is a pedophile because of the age difference?
You are judgemental and pushing your norms on other people. And it's disgusting you have so many upvotes!
I had decided to resign from this debate, but some of the comments here, like yours are just so far beyond what lawmakers have decided in by far the most countries it's insane. Are you also considering LGBT immoral?
It's wrong yes, but the term pedo should be reserved for when it's justified, which it isn't here.
Are you really saying 14 states have legalized pedophilia?
Yes, asterisk.
Asterisk:
Unless those laws specifically have something like... you as a 16 yo can consent to sex with someone 16, 17, 18, some cutoff age after which it goes back to not being ok, then yes.
(I'm fairly confident a good number of those state laws do include some kind of consideration of that)
The age differential matters.
Once it gets too much, its no longer two post-puberty kids exploring their sexuality, the difference in maturity and social status becomes manipulative and exploitative.
Do you even remember how it is to be 16?
Yes.
I was interested in girls my age, +/- one year.
Lost my virginity to a 17 yo girl, one grade above me, not my teacher, 10 years older.
When I was 26? When I am now 36?
Uh yeah, still interested in women roughly my age, though the age range has widened a bit as I get older... doesn't get anywhere near 16 though, more like +/- 5 at 36, +/- 3 at 26.
My sister has been happily married to her husband who is 15 years older than her for 30+ years, are you saying my brother in law is a pedophile because of the age difference?
Assuming your sister, at age 16, married a 31 year old... uh yes absolutely that's disgusting.
You are judgemental and pushing your norms on other people.
Pushing my norms, no.
I'm expressing my opinion and stances, not mandating everyone else follow them.
I find your sister and her husband's relationship to have a disgusting origin, but I'm not going to advocate your brother in law be jailed.
That would be pushing my norms.
Judgemental? Oh sure, absolutely, guilty as charged.
And it's disgusting you have so many upvotes!
Well now who's judgemental?
Its the internet. People are allowed to have strong opinions.
I don't agree with yours, you don't agree with mine.
This is... arguably the entire point of an online discussion system?
Are you also considering LGBT immoral?
Absolutely not, no, frankly I have no clue how you could even think that would be a reasonable other position to expect me to hold...
I am queer lol, I've dated a trans woman, I've dated an ambi-gender person, bi women... I've gotten handsy and made out with bi and gay guys a few times... I seem to mostly go for a feminine presenting person, or a person with feminine aspects... but I'm considerably more flexible with that than your stereotypical straight man.
LGBT relationships are an entirely different thing than massive age gap relationships, I again have no clue how that seems like a reasonable assumption to jump to.
It woukd be weird and creepy if a 26 yo woman had a romantic or sexual relationship with a 16 yo girl, if a 26 yo man had a relationship with a 16 yo boy.
Yes
OK that's really enough said.
I was interested in girls my age +/- one year
As are most at that age, except it would have to be +, because if you go minus 1 at 16, it's illegal! But you do not present any real argument only your opinion.
But really that wasn't what I meant at all, what I was referring to was the ability to decide for yourself at the age of 16. Which most countries find you can.
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I was the 16 year old once, it's a lot of things, but mostly I think it was the power trip for her.
Enthusiasm can often beat experience.
still rape from a pedo, that things really mess with people's brain.
hope he gets the help he needs
Insecurity. "Yep I've still got it!"
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6785975/
"Among participants aged 14 to 24 years, the percentage having had sex increased with age, from 12.5% among females and 13.1% among males at age 14 years to more than 75% at age 19 years for both sexes."
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I think that part of this narrative gets fucked because there is a fairly large segment of reporters that fantasized about getting with their cute youngish teacher back when they were in school.
This is not to say that this is ok. It isn't. This is SA, CSA, really. And even if the teacher were teaching/seducing 18 year olds on a college campus it would still be a gross misuse of power.
ask that to any pedo
I don't get this. Not even high school girls find high school boys attractive. How could a grown woman? And what's with the language, the word is raped or sexually abused/assaulted, 16 year old here is assumed unable to consent to sex with any adult.
They are almost assuredly turned on by the power dynamic, not necessarily the student themselves.
I have never thought of it that way and it makes sense.
I mean, let’s be honest here. In high school there was always at least one overly good looking guy everyone thought would become a model.
Doesn’t excuse the teacher for raping him though. I can be around beautiful people all day long and manage to not have sex with them just fine, nevermind the act being illegal.
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Since when is telling a coworker a crime /s
Rape. It was rape. Call it what it is. The longer we tiptoe around teachers having sex with kids, the longer the problem will exist. She raped a kid.
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