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[–] mapmyhike@lemmy.world -1 points 6 days ago (7 children)

When I was 15, my physics teacher . . . never mind. In hindsight it was wrong. Back then, it was heaven, lot's of summer vacation heaven. I'd like to point out that Mary was 13 and Joseph was 45. Take that, hypocrite Christians. You worshiping a hebephile? I confessed to my dad when he was on his deathbed. He smiled and said "attaboy." then fell asleep. It was the last thing he said to me. I sprinkled his ashes along the entire length of the PCT and each time I said "Attaboy." I feel bad for this teacher's "victim." The justice system, media and everyone in school will know and victimize him for it. Justice will victimize him far worse than anything she did to him. Mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

How do you know he will be victimized? You don't seem to feel that way. Would it have been different for you if others knew or something? I'm not disagreeing, just curious.

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[–] DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world 250 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's an interesting way of saying statutory rape.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 140 points 1 week ago (2 children)

its kinda gross how far the media will go to not use the word rape... especially in this context

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Trump's a rapist but the media is afraid to say so. Suspected pedo, too.

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[–] procrastitron@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

also; reporters dont write headlines

[–] procrastitron@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

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).

[–] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 105 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Always the same wording when the rapist is a woman...

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 59 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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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[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Might be a power thing, but what adult woman wants an inexperienced 16 year old?

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

It would amaze and disgust you how seasoned some of these teenage boys are.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net -1 points 6 days ago (6 children)

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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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (16 children)

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'.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Enthusiasm can often beat experience.

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[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

I was the 16 year old once, it's a lot of things, but mostly I think it was the power trip for her.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Insecurity. "Yep I've still got it!"

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How are so many people incapable of doing the literally most obvious and easy task of "do not fuck children" JFC.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah, but unfortunately the people that are predisposed to fucking the children kind of seek the roles out. That or the amount of power it takes to poison some people is much lower than I thought, but I don't want to consider that.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

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

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip -4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm aware. I still downvoted because it's not a useful contribution.

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[–] tpihkal@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Blows my mind every time it's some young, attractive woman.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

She’ll probably just use the Mel Gibson defense.

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[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

😱 How does this still happen in this day and age?

[–] HenryDorsett@lemmy.world 78 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because pedophilia still exists.

And a 16 year old boy will say yes to pretty much anything sexual, hence why this woman ~~exploited a minor~~ nah, not sugar coating. This woman used a position of authority to rape a child.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also. The teacher profession is all but dead in America. A lot of people that would be bad for students get weeded out through years of education and training. Most school districts are luck if they have more than 50% of their teachers educated/trained. The rest are individuals who could pass a background check. Poor areas, are under 30%. Just because someone can pass a background check doesn't mean they should be around minors. But schools have no other option.

[–] HenryDorsett@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Heh, I applied for a substitute position a little while ago.

Called back. I'm a MMJ patient, and only have a high school diploma, and no teaching skills or experience.

They were fine with that. Obviously, don't bring drugs on campus, but if its just residual in my system its fine with them.

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