Dwight
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I strongly disagree. If you go back through my posts, you should find that rather you failed to notice me repeatedly address that.Like I said, and like you failed to address, that particular teacher could surely use his/her authority over that student.
Blackmail’s power comes from the [expected] opinions of others, such as laws that make something illegal, not from the actual actions of the person. So this law empowers blackmail, can create and increase that potential for blackmail.Also, the student could possibly blackmail the teacher.
Which is a professional matter, not a criminal matter.A teacher/student sexual relationship is not only not a good idea but can have lots of unintended consequences.
Until actual coercion happens, then there are the existing laws. Which is why I am uncomfortable with this law’s existence at all, the ignoring of age is just the most egregious portion of it.
But check this out, the law doesn’t even stop teacher/student sex. If you are married to that cute 8th grader at the front of the row in 3rd period, bang away!
See, once upon a time there was a 17 year-old and a 27 year-old that decided to get married. The parents of the 17 year-old felt the 27 year-old was a fine man, and agreed to the marriage. The marriage license was obtained and 4 days later…the 27 year-old thrown in jail facing trial, because people wigged out and this law enabled it, really encouraged it, and now the 27 year-old is on trail because of suspicion of pre-marital sex even though the intent to marry was clearly demonstrated but thwarted though aid by the very law itself. It is like we rolled back the GD clocks 60(?) years.
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