I know I'm wrong for this, but I couldn't help but to laugh ... she robbed him of $9?

I don't know what kind of junkie she is, but you can't get much cocaine for $9

my thoughts exactly.

If it were a man would it have been much longer considering how many male rapists get away with it? How many people remember the confessed child molestor of several children who got 60 days in jail because the judge suddenly decided that he had a change of mind on reform even though that same judge locked up several others in prison?

What about the guy recently that was concluded to be too short for prison for raping children?

No this isn't a "If it were a guy he would have went to prison" scenerio. Rape in the U.S and the U.K isn't treated like it should be treated and alot of people don't get heavy sentences and there have been women who served their full sentences while other men recieved half of their sentence or probation. Why else would we need a sexual predator database?

Her sentence is 6 months in jail and 10 years of probation which in some cases is more than the slaps on the wrists the justice system likes to serve now for rape.

It's sending a message. If you come out with you were raped and press charges, you have a good chance of the attacker going back out on the streets before you even have the chance to move into another neighborhood.

I have been laughing so hard that my eyes are gonna water soon throughout this entire thread, but this comment REALLY makes me rofl.

this is the weirdest situation ever.

let me get this straight: APPARENTLY, 13 year old boy pays hideous, fat much older cocaine addict woman 9(!!!) dollars to "rape him" (at knifepoint? what? roleplay? or was there really no knife?)

this is so bizarre

And she was supposed to be teaching him about STDs? Oh, God. I see male hustler as his future career path. Skip the SATs, buddy.

Funny thing is, I'm listening to Angst In My Pants while reading this.
Fucked. Up. Situation. Here.

BTW, statitory rape for both sexes is generally only around 18 months in prison with loose probation sentencing, katgrrl. This case was given the sentence it has because of the publicity, I'm betting.

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BTW, I was addressing the "If it were a male it would have been a worse sentence" because it's not true.

This isn't statutory rape, it's molestation.

Does "intellectually challenged" mean mentally ill or just stupid?

ah, a year..! that'd be fair enough.
anyway, poor boy.

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then she dances skirt swaying in the half-light she dances white blossom in the black sky
'I need new clothes', she thinks, 'new skin, a mind I can bear to live in'.

the former, i think.

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then she dances skirt swaying in the half-light she dances white blossom in the black sky
'I need new clothes', she thinks, 'new skin, a mind I can bear to live in'.

i still think there is a big possibility that this is a case of "if she were a man she'd get more time" because it happens so often and from what i've seen on tv, a judge rules a shorter sentancing for women because they had an emotional tie to the victim. i remember watching this somewhere once on tv and i was in shock. most women get less time for lewd conduct

You did that through saying that men get it easy, which they don't, compared to women, that is. I said they're equal, which they geneerally can't be noticed as such. Too many rape cases differ in setencing to compare or put into demographic.

And she DID rape him. Statitory rape is horrendous. The kid has jsut started to learn about sex, how can it be considered less than rape when they don't even fully know what's going on. I mean, she was supposed to teach him about STDs, so, supposing that he didn't know enough about them/sex, it is rape. Especially with the knife involved.

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"the height of arrogance is the height of control of those who create God in their own image"

There are different ways to look at this.

For one, why would this woman bother with a kid for just $9 when she could've easily gone after someone with more money or robbed unlocked cars or something?
This tells me that she really must have mental issues.

Also, if he really did proposition her for $9, would he actually fess up?

Also, why would a 13 year old let someone he didn't know into his home? I'm sorry but at age 13, I didn't let anyone in the house if I didn't know them.

I don't know, it sounds to me like neither sides are telling the whole story...but anyone who would do either shouldn't be on probation, they should be in a mental facility and a drug rehab program.

She looks so sad! I really don't find this funny at all. And I am having a hard time picturing a grown woman raping a 13 year old boy. It's so bizzare...

You read me wrong and I didn't see you specifically adressing others in this thread claiming if it were a man the sentence would have been tough and THAT IS ALL I WAS TRYING TO ADDRESS

The fact that if it were a man it wouldnt have been any different so all you are doing basically is getting at the point I was getting at that regardless, rulings are not usually tough on rape and I'm sick of hearing people say if it were a man it would have been tougher and women get off lightly because there are sooo many cases of that not being true.

Do you get it now or do I have to roll my eyes some more?

But... you just said that you were saying that it's equal, but then you're saying that men have it easier? Or you're saying that it's all over the place for both sexes, I'm guessing?

I can't understand you well enough.

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"the height of arrogance is the height of control of those who create God in their own image"

I'm saying it's the same for everyone. There have been guys that got off easy, girls who have and it's our justice system period. No wonder why there are so many unreported cases! Imagine going to court as the victim of rape thinking justice is on your side only to hear the sentence is either no sentence at all or very little time served. That would suck.

I've heard countless times about people claiming it's a woman thing and women got off easy but it's not about gender at all. They both get light sentences.

Yes, it's like traumatising children is like littering. It's disgusting.

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"the height of arrogance is the height of control of those who create God in their own image"

this feels weird to me. i dont know why.
anyway, i agree with whoever said that if it was a reversal of genders, the offender would have got longer.

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How do you know that though considering how many cases of people getting slaps on the wrist? They aren't all women either.