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teen has consensual sex with female teen
June 17, 2015 at 2:38 pm
Hi everyone.
So, how do y'all feel about this? Personally, I think it's very unfair. The dude was lied to! And now he faces 25 years as a sex offender for believing a lie?? This is something that can destroy his life.
I obiously don't condone this behavior, but I do think the sex offender list is for dangerous predators, not people who engage in merely "inappropriate behavior."
http://reason.com/blog/2015/06/16/male-t...ith-female
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
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RE: teen has consensual sex with female teen
June 17, 2015 at 2:44 pm
This is 'Murrica. There is no idea which can't be overdone to death.
Of course it is ridiculous. Our "judicial system" is a disgrace.
IF you can track down a Frontline piece called "Solitary Nation" ( should be on Youtube) check it out. It deals with prisoners in solitary confinement. When it drives them nuts so that they act out they are given...you guessed it....MORE time in solitary.
You can't make this shit up.
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RE: teen has consensual sex with female teen
June 17, 2015 at 2:47 pm
Yes, you can get put on the sex offender's list for things that still put you miles away from the kind of person most people think of when they think sex offender.
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RE: teen has consensual sex with female teen
June 17, 2015 at 2:47 pm
That whole American sex offender registry business is overshooting the mark by a thousand miles. As far as I understand it, you can even get there when taking a leak in public and someone takes offense.
Not to get me wrong, I've got nothing against child molesters and rapists getting there, but this is ludicrous and ruins the guys life for life. He will never be able to land a decent job or get into a serious relationship because that bulb is always shining over his head.
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RE: teen has consensual sex with female teen
June 17, 2015 at 2:48 pm
Hell, you can get on the sex offenders list by taking a piss in an alley if someone sees you.
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RE: teen has consensual sex with female teen
June 17, 2015 at 2:57 pm
The only real fix would be to break rulings down to a case by case call. I can't imagine that happening.
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RE: teen has consensual sex with female teen
June 17, 2015 at 2:59 pm
(June 17, 2015 at 2:58 pm)abaris Wrote: (June 17, 2015 at 2:48 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: Hell, you can get on the sex offenders list by taking a piss in an alley if someone sees you.
That's kind of what I said.
Yeah, posted right after you and I'm too lazy to change it.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
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