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2007-02-07 06:56:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

you people are absolutly heartless. Think of the guys you knew at 17, your brothers, your Fathers. What 17 year old turns down sex from a girl IN HIS AGE RANGE!!!! He was a senior, she was a sophmore. Your telling me you didnt know of couples like this in high school????? 10 YEARS!! were not talking a slap on the wrist, were talking his LIFE WAS TAKEN FROM HIM.

What if that was your child. he was 17, still an imature CHILD. a child sentenced to 10 years in prison and you people like that was ok. F all of you, I hope your children are put in that same situation!!

2007-02-07 08:41:38 · update #1

I really thought people would be appaled by this. Its because he is black, lets face it. If this kid was white, he'd be dating your daughters in college right now. Is that what it is? Did a big black guy violate your daughter and now you want to see this young man's life wasted? An absolute shame, you people absolutly sicken me!

2007-02-07 08:45:17 · update #2

16 answers

This is a bit of a tough one. I'm thinking everyone that answered this question already doesn't remember what it is like to be a 17 year old high school senior and have a younger girlfriend? That or they never got any in the first place and are pissed off at this guy for doing what they could not. A two year difference in kids having some sort of sexual relationship should not be a big enough difference to make a man go to prison for 1 year let alone 10 years.

And damn you people who say a 15 year old isn't old enough to make her own choices. In the eyes of the law maybe, but lets not cop-out of another issue because there is a bad law on the books. As many 15 year olds as I know (my brother's 15) and because it was less than a decade ago that I was 15, I know damn well these girls know what they are doing. He did not make her get on her knees, he did not shove his johnson into her mouth. Even the little sluts own mom said her daughter initiated it. His biggest mistake was leaving behind the camera that some dumbass used to tape this party. Without that camera they don't have anything, and this kid would be in college hopefully making something of himself. But he doesn't get that chance now, and he will be a sex-offender everywhere he goes for the rest of his life.

This is a classic case of some outdated, archaic law screwing up the present and future for a bright young man. Even after changing the law, they don't make it retroactive for him...what the hell is that? I will sign the petition because I think there are some good men in prison for stupid crimes and this individual case appears to be one of those to me. Thanks and have a nice day.

2007-02-07 07:22:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

1) because he got caught

2) because he was of ethnic origin (not majority)

3) because of the double standard in the judicial system
(remember they had to ponder the "spirit" vs the "letter" of the law. the jury was shocked as well

4) welcome to America the prior comments do not shock me
the boys never seem to get punished like this...
and the girls have to bear the scars of being "used" throughout their lives. Neither should have been in the motel in the first place unsupervised. Only in America do we say one thing and mean another, yet since there is lack of character development and integrity among teens and adults this terrible result occurs
they had a choice, each of them, now the consequences, in public are a warning to those who would dare to continue this type of behavior.

What else is going on?
Think about what you do before you are in the same situation!!!

this is not to blame anyone it is just the way it is.
should we be upset, yes then change the minds of our young people as they grow to respect one another and not USE
each other for just carnal moments.

2007-02-07 15:19:11 · answer #2 · answered by Godis! 3 · 2 0

when I was 12, there was an 11yr old girl in my school who was giving them away quite freely to the high school kids. shocking really. I was too young to be interested, but she was giving away whatever the older guys wanted. some people are the products of their home life, and whether they are mature or not, know exactly what they are doing.

shame on the girl in that report for having fun, then feeling guilt. he was no rapist, except through a law. I suppose the fact that he is black changed everything though ... right? bigots.

2007-02-07 15:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by SAINT G 5 · 1 0

In most states the age of consent is 18!! In this case they are both minors. I'm not sure how they could be given 10 years. Thats very hypocritical! Since alot of states give 40 year old men 3 months in jail for having sex with minors!

2007-02-07 15:13:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

It is rediculous. Everyone knows girls mature about 2 years faster than boys. So based on that they were the same age maturity wise. He is a child also. Women even 15 year old women can be very wiley and experienced. Nobody made her do that.

2007-02-07 15:36:42 · answer #5 · answered by Lou 6 · 2 0

because the 17 year old was considered a consenting adult by his state's laws, and the 15 year old was younger than the age of consent, and therefore in the eyes of the state the 17 year old's actions were considered to be those of a child molester.

2007-02-07 15:22:18 · answer #6 · answered by SmartAleck 5 · 1 0

it's likely that this travesty was as a result of an outdated & ridiculous law that is on the books in many states, making oral sex (& anal sex) against the law...the punishments for such are just as outlandish as the law itself. this law as well as many others have no place in today's courts...
*the age of the female being 15 would be an issue in almost every state in & of itself regardless of the type of act - b/c in most states the consent age is 16, considering that he was of consent age & she was not, that makes this a statutory case, more so than anything else. He definitely should've restrained himself from participating with a female that's underage.

2007-02-07 15:02:30 · answer #7 · answered by rjsluvbug 3 · 3 1

Because that is the law in that state.
It may be a bad law, but it was introduced as a bill, ratified by both houses, and signed by a governer.(or vetoed and over-ridden.)
Therefore, it is a law.
This person was tried, convicted, and sentenced, according to this law.
That is the answer to why he was given ten years in prison.
The question should have been; 'Is the LAW fair?'

2007-02-07 15:05:18 · answer #8 · answered by Skyhawk 5 · 3 0

Pretty dumb. But in most states the age of consent is 16. So legally the girl giving head was not old enough to make the decision that she was consenting...I guess he should have asked her mom first.

2007-02-07 15:00:24 · answer #9 · answered by smellyfoot ™ 7 · 6 0

It is illegal. Its not like everyone doesn't know it is wrong to have ANY kind of sex with minors.

While 10 years does seem excessive, the point needs to be made. I will not sign either petition.

2007-02-07 15:06:40 · answer #10 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 0 3

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