tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post112329562687093168..comments2024-02-25T18:28:02.771-08:00Comments on Rantings of An 80s Nut: Teach Me: The Age Of ConsentMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02770200801562699724noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post-1123990670549380702005-08-13T20:37:00.000-07:002005-08-13T20:37:00.000-07:00Or... you were an anomaly with good parents.Or... you were an anomaly with good parents.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770200801562699724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post-1123433004291898002005-08-07T09:43:00.000-07:002005-08-07T09:43:00.000-07:00I am from California and I waited until 18.. So I ...I am from California and I waited until 18.. So I guess they are :)Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13806357337183052816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post-1123418373700269432005-08-07T05:39:00.000-07:002005-08-07T05:39:00.000-07:00Oh thank goodness, and thank you for clearing that...Oh thank goodness, and thank you for clearing that up. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, I thought I was, lol. It seemed that every time I looked at the TV, I saw those huge teeth. It was scary!<BR/><BR/>I <I>gotta</I> quit watching this stuff...RThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04912954749081110770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post-1123387703035226442005-08-06T21:08:00.000-07:002005-08-06T21:08:00.000-07:00He started out with the Banshees (no not the one w...He started out with the Banshees (no not the one with Siouxsie Sioux) then joined a band named Gas Board and then formed Roxy Music. So, yup... he was with them before going solo. Hallucinating? hahahaMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770200801562699724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post-1123375454384611382005-08-06T17:44:00.000-07:002005-08-06T17:44:00.000-07:00Martin! I'm sorry to interrupt, but I have a quest...Martin! I'm sorry to interrupt, but I have a question for you seeing how you're probably more familiar with 80's music than I am...<BR/><BR/>Did Bryan Ferry also sing with Roxy Music, or am I hallucinating? ('cause I'm stone sober, and if I'm starting to hallucinate about Bryan Ferry -ick- I'm really going to freak out...)RThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04912954749081110770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post-1123374645863682762005-08-06T17:30:00.000-07:002005-08-06T17:30:00.000-07:00Those ages seem very antiquated for todays age. I'...Those ages seem very antiquated for todays age. I'm really surprised they are not higher.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767398015810855873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post-1123342148333204402005-08-06T08:29:00.000-07:002005-08-06T08:29:00.000-07:00What the hell, Martin! You trying to get us starte...What the hell, Martin! You trying to get us started again??? :o)<BR/><BR/>Personally, I don't understand the age of consent laws. Seems to me that they are only put in place to protect the younger innocents from the older predators. Which should be obvious anyway, and dealt with accordingly. I mean, how often do you hear of statutory rape between to kids that are similar ages (barring certain circumstances, mind you)? It's mostly upper teens and older with younger teens and younger where the cases are brought. Isn't it?<BR/><BR/>As for the female teachers mixing it up with their students, (and I imagine some boys are going to dislike me for this, but...) it pisses me off to no end that these women are not prosecuted to the full extent of the law. To me, there is no excuse for <I>any</I> teacher to be messing with a student. Those kids are there to learn, and (Jenn said it best in one of her comments) I see it as a clear betrayal of trust. Whether the kid realizes it or not.RThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04912954749081110770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post-1123338281153824302005-08-06T07:24:00.000-07:002005-08-06T07:24:00.000-07:00Debra Lafave was a teacher in my school district, ...Debra Lafave was a teacher in my school district, so you can imagine the amount of coverage it received here. She recently rejected a plea bargain with prision time with her lawyer stating that she would never survive in prison.<BR/><BR/>I guess she should have thought of that before her little tryst.<BR/><BR/>LOL on the vacation comment.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380165835261203465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post-1123309469017915002005-08-05T23:24:00.000-07:002005-08-05T23:24:00.000-07:00Holy cow! that was a long comment...sorry about th...Holy cow! that was a long comment...sorry about that :/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post-1123309426557239662005-08-05T23:23:00.000-07:002005-08-05T23:23:00.000-07:00I've never understood the different ages of consen...I've never understood the different ages of consent in different states. Does the lower age of consent mean that in those states the children mature faster? lol<BR/><BR/>Here's somethin that gets me. A male teacher is having a relationship with a female student at high school level. Parents find out and file charges. It's a terrible terrible thing where authorities are concerned and they go at him with a gusto. <BR/><BR/>Upon the interview of the female student they find out that she is clearly a very intelligent lady. Talks about goin to family functions with the teacher, participating in a normal, everyday activities with him (not just sex). <BR/><BR/>If she has the authorities convinced that she's in control of all of her 'faculties' (lol, sorry), why does it seem so hard to realize she could've convinced the teacher that she was of sound mind when she chose to be with him? Convinced that she was a mature young lady...not a child.<BR/><BR/>I apply this to female teacher/male student relationships, too. I blame teachers when it comes to very very young children, but by the time you're of high school age, it becomes very blurry concerning who's the aggressor or aggressee.<BR/><BR/>I saw three teacher/student relationships the four years I was in school. Never once did anyone think the teacher coerced the student in anyway. Of course, I don't think authorities knew..lol. But among the students, we knew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699569.post-1123302464169222092005-08-05T21:27:00.000-07:002005-08-05T21:27:00.000-07:00So Nevada has 14 as the heterosexual age of consen...So Nevada has 14 as the heterosexual age of consent, and 21 as the homosexual age of consent? I'm not sure I can wrap my brain around that. If you're old enough to consent to sex, why would it make a difference which type it was?<BR/><BR/>And 14???? Did you know we have one of the highest (in fact, we have at one time been THE highest) teen pregnancy rates in the country? Considering the population difference between us and many other states, that's sad.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, went on a tangent there. The 14 just wigged me.LoraLoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250173105971467371noreply@blogger.com