Comments on: American Beauty: The Happy Ending

By: Schol-R-LEA

Schol-R-LEA — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:48:49 +0000

Point of order: 100 years ago, the family would have *begged* for the teacher to take an unmarried 16-year-old off their hands. Paid him a dowry, even.

*THAT* is the sort of ‘family values’ that the Far Right are always talking about, isn’t it? A a fact that those now calling for his blood are forgetting…

Of course, things have changed quite a bit since then. People don’t live on a farm the whole 31 years of their life, and usually stay in school for more than three years. On the other hand, she probably went through puberty around 11, rather than the 15 that was typical of the time.

For better of worse, society has to deal with the fact that people are maturing physically younger, but maturing emotionally and psychologically… well, never, to be honest.

Take a look at the statistics the Kinsey Institute has compiled about student-teacher sexual relationships. Last I checked, something like 20% of teachers admitted having a sexual encounter with a student over their career (5% having sex with more than one student), with 30% of those being with a same-sex student. About 5% of male students and a whopping 12% of female students claimed to have had sex with a teacher while they were under-age in their home state – second only to *blood relatives* I might add, edging out religious leaders (which used to be in second place for females) after the 1980s. This is only the tip of the iceberg, folks, and it is only going to become a more serious crisis – and I am not at all convinced that criminal action is the answer, given the numbers involved.

I have no I idea what to suggest *can* be done, however.

By: Bill G

Bill G — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:14:34 +0000

Doug, I think he was kidding.

By: tera

tera — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:09:15 +0000

he’s a sexual predator who needs to be put in jail and have his parts removed and his brain examined…

the parents should have said “no” to the consent form…dad should have had “hands on” words with this guy and mom should have taken her out of the country if necessary.

OUTRAGEOUS!!!

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:08:43 +0000

Hey Chuck, nice comment pervert. Jump off a building and die.

By: linda

linda — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:51:49 +0000

this is really nice, but all I actually have to say is that this man belongs in jail.
after all, isn’t our government throwing our 20 and 21 year olds away in there for
having a relationship with a 15 or 16 year old teenager?

they are called “sex predators”!!!!! even a boy of 18 who screws his girlfriend of
17 now is one! That’s “statuatory rape”! THE BOY goes to jail for decades!!!!!

But ……… THIS ……… is OK ……. and even LAW ENFORCEMENT didn’t put out
their “dogs” to seize this guys computer – or hers – to find out if THEY were
REALLY having sex or talking it to each other at all!

C/mon, nobody is THAT passionately “in love” WITHOUT SOME SEX WITH IT!

BIG TIME DOUBLE STANDARD HERE. WHAT THE HECK GIVES HERE?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:16:42 +0000

yum! teen clam!