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Rule of Law vs. Compassion

Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Mar 17, 2006.

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  1. Drew

    Drew Arrogant, contemptible, and obnoxious Adored Veteran

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    Agreed. What she did was "worse" and should merit an equal or greater punishment. I think, however, that prison sentences are an absurd punishment for the other two circumstances. That said, I'd argue that this woman was the only person who was punished appropriately for what she did.
     
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    I certainly agree that this ruling was the most justifiable of all of them. Keep in mind that in the premise of my initial arguement was that the first two examples were punished too harshly - not that the punishment was too light.

    And here's another point to consider - should we allow for some double standards in this? From a personal perspective, while none of this is inherently "good", I still feel that it's more wrong when it is a teenaged girl and an older man, than when it is a teenaged boy and an older woman. And I understand that there is no logical difference other than the sexes are reversed. And I'm sure a lot of this is societal conditioning as well. But I still can't help but feel that a teenaged boy having sex with an older woman is inherently "less wrong".
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Mar 27, 2006
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    That would be because it is the fantasy of nearly every heterosexual male teenager to have sex with a beautiful older woman. It's still wrong of the beautiful older woman though.

    All the punishments were too lax. The teacher didn't get hammered because the young man refused to take the stand. If I'm not mistaken, there was no other evidence of foul play (not like say... a bun in the oven). If you don't testify against your abuser, the abuser walks.
     
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    I disagree that we should allow double standards, but I do feel the punishment should be lighter if the youth seduced the adult. The adult was less predatory if the youth threw him/herself at him/her. If the adult actively pursued the youth I think it should warrant a greater punishment. The first example was a "crime of passion" and the latter was "premeditated".
     
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