Teacher Pleads Guilty in Student Sex Case

atmame77 04:18:55 PM Jul 09 2008

I bet his grades went up 20 points.Sorry folks I don't believe this is a crime.Call Me a sexist if you want. But when a older woman goes after a younger lad it's just another trophy on His belt. A real moral booster.

p8re0t 12:36:58 PM Jul 07 2008

Debra La fave got probation because she is beautiful. No other reason. Ms. Peterson lacks that striking beauty (almost pig nosed) She, therefore will do time.

adamkwyhmed 10:04:46 PM Jul 06 2008

"Show me proof that a teenage boy is equally damaged as a girl would be.." -- How about the fact that the perception of boys/men towards girls/women, (who are abused), becomes altered when they are raped. What do you say to the men who have a hard time with their relationships to their spouses and other women due to the trust they had in women that was literally ripped away because, as a child, they were rapped. It both desensitizes them in their relationship towards women as well as affecting and altering their personal growth. It does affect both girls and boys when a physical/emotional violation has occurred, (willingly or un-willingly).

mariperez83 01:45:58 AM Jul 06 2008

HOW SICK IS THIS WOMAN !!!!!!

igreen215 02:22:30 PM Jul 05 2008

Debra Lafave abuse me. Kids dont know how lucky they are.....you have to pay big bucks for spankings by middle age women when the graduate......LMAO

grunzen08 07:51:13 AM Jul 05 2008

America's one size fits all is extreme and cases like this one is a prime example.Harming a young girl is inexcusable and different than young boy's. I know that is politically incorrect to say what people have known since day one however it's only been since the liberals took control of Laws aprox.40 years ago that this one size, no tolerance nonsense became public policy

travlnmn001 06:54:45 PM Jul 04 2008

Stargazer, I agree no teacher has the right .. regardless of gender. And I agree with your advice to the future female teacher. "Pond scum"? Perhaps, but I reserve that phrase for certain politicians. In my opinion, to imply that gender is irrelevant in the punishment phase is going too far. Show me proof that a teenage boy is equally damaged as a girl would be. Maybe some can be -- and I agree that each case should be considered on its own merits. But I wonder how badly this boy was really damaged. Most boys would be bragging about it. Some people get off with 10 years or less for murder while a woman in Texas gets 40 years for sex with a 16 year old boy -- probably because she was older and not pretty. That's just crazy. Just fire her, put her on the offender list, and send her to counseling for heaven's sake. Do what you want with the male predators. Maybe even lock them up with the politicians. Now that would be justice.

stargazer33154 05:28:49 PM Jul 04 2008

any adult who preys on kids(regardless of gender) is pond scum..and the physcological effect on a boys can be just as bad as for a girl..and no teacher male or female has the right to initiate sex with a child..had a future teacher last night going on about how she wasn't bad looking and said it's hard to ignore urges sometimes..my advice was it's never ok and if you can't control those urges then you shouldn't take any job that deals with kids

travlnmn001 03:39:10 PM Jul 04 2008

Gar, It sounds like you have anger issues towards women. The crimes are NOT equal nor should they be treated equally. When a man takes advantage of an underaged girl, there is a very high probability that she will suffer psychological damage, social damage and perhaps physical damage. When a woman "takes advantage" of a teenage boy, physical and psychological damage are unlikely, and it would probably increase his self confidence. I'm not condoning either crime, but the punishment should be proportional to the damage done. There is some damage done when a female is the perpetrator (in that she gains more control over the boy than his parents have and thus potentially undermines their authority.) But the damage is nowhere near the damage done to an underaged female by a male. This should NOT be a gender-neutral crime because men and women are different. To say that they must be treated equally indicates you either want to ignore those differences or that you have some other a

gar9101 03:03:51 PM Jul 04 2008

Let's see now, I they both were men Theywould be charged ans Pediphillies and put in prision for at least 30 years. I am begaining to believe that we have a double standered here when it come's to men or women having sex with underaGE KIDS, NOTE, I said KIDS. Because thats what they are, KIDS. They should get the same as men when it come to sex with underage childeren. Damn, it make's me so mad, Oh well, thats the American justice system for you. If you have money or are a women then you get off easy.