So is there a "double standard" for when a woman (Debra Lafave) "abuses" (?) a "14' year old boy? Seems she got off without any "Jail time". A man guilty of the same, would certainly not have gotten off scott-free!
So is there a double standard? :-2
Debra Lafave is there a . . . . . ?
Debra Lafave is there a . . . . . ?
there is no question she molested a 14 year old boy. she is convicted in one county and on probation, wearing an ankle bracelet and tagged a sexual predator. there are a LOT of very angry people Cars, about what happened in ocala. the judge was spot-on, and the prosecution really dropped the ball.
Debra Lafave is there a . . . . . ?
-- State prosecutors decided Tuesday to drop charges against a former Tampa teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old middle school student.
The decision, announced hours after a judge rejected a plea deal for Debra Lafave, means the victim won't have to testify.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys had urged the judge to accept the deal for the sake of the boy involved. A psychiatrist who examined the teenager told the judge at a previous hearing that the boy suffered extreme anxiety from the media coverage of the case and does not want to testify.
Marion County Circuit Judge Hale Stancil, however, said the lack of prison time for Lafave under the plea deal "shocks the conscience of this court," and he rejected it.
Assistant State Attorney Richard Ridgway, in explaining the decision to drop the charges, said: "The court may be willing to risk the well-being of the victims in this case in order to force it to trial. I am not."
Lafave, 25, already faces three years of house arrest and seven years probation in Hillsborough County, where she was charged with having sex with the same boy in a classroom and her home. She pleaded guilty Nov. 22 to two counts of lewd and lascivious battery under a plea deal there.
In Marion County, she was accused of having sex with the boy in a sport utility vehicle.
Lafave said at a news conference later Tuesday that she has bipolar disorder, and her attorney said she was getting treatment.
"I have a lot of things in my past that have unfortunately become public," Lafave said.
Hillsborough County prosecutor Mike Sinacore has said the victim's family had anticipated a trial, but the media attention prompted the boy's mother to push for a plea deal.
"There is no one that wanted to see Debra Lafave serve jail time more than myself," the boy's mother wrote in an e-mail to the Ocala Star-Banner over the weekend. But she said the welfare of her son was more important.
The decision, announced hours after a judge rejected a plea deal for Debra Lafave, means the victim won't have to testify.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys had urged the judge to accept the deal for the sake of the boy involved. A psychiatrist who examined the teenager told the judge at a previous hearing that the boy suffered extreme anxiety from the media coverage of the case and does not want to testify.
Marion County Circuit Judge Hale Stancil, however, said the lack of prison time for Lafave under the plea deal "shocks the conscience of this court," and he rejected it.
Assistant State Attorney Richard Ridgway, in explaining the decision to drop the charges, said: "The court may be willing to risk the well-being of the victims in this case in order to force it to trial. I am not."
Lafave, 25, already faces three years of house arrest and seven years probation in Hillsborough County, where she was charged with having sex with the same boy in a classroom and her home. She pleaded guilty Nov. 22 to two counts of lewd and lascivious battery under a plea deal there.
In Marion County, she was accused of having sex with the boy in a sport utility vehicle.
Lafave said at a news conference later Tuesday that she has bipolar disorder, and her attorney said she was getting treatment.
"I have a lot of things in my past that have unfortunately become public," Lafave said.
Hillsborough County prosecutor Mike Sinacore has said the victim's family had anticipated a trial, but the media attention prompted the boy's mother to push for a plea deal.
"There is no one that wanted to see Debra Lafave serve jail time more than myself," the boy's mother wrote in an e-mail to the Ocala Star-Banner over the weekend. But she said the welfare of her son was more important.
Debra Lafave is there a . . . . . ?
cars wrote: So is there a "double standard" for when a woman (Debra Lafave) "abuses" (?) a "14' year old boy? Seems she got off wihtout any "Jail time". A man guilty of the same, would certainly not have gotten off scott-free!
So is there a double standard? :-2
The news said the mother of the 14 year old would not allow him to testify. She did not want him to have go through a public ordeal of verbalizing what happened. Without the testamony, they could not do anything more.
So is there a double standard? :-2
The news said the mother of the 14 year old would not allow him to testify. She did not want him to have go through a public ordeal of verbalizing what happened. Without the testamony, they could not do anything more.
Debra Lafave is there a . . . . . ?
and i will eat my combat boots if she doesn't make him testify in a civil trial for $$$$$$$$$$$$
Debra Lafave is there a . . . . . ?
lady cop wrote: and i will eat my combat boots if she doesn't make him testify in a civil trial for $$$$$$$$$$$$
Right, & also when a lucrative Movie & or Book deal comes along!:guitarist
Right, & also when a lucrative Movie & or Book deal comes along!:guitarist
Cars 
Debra Lafave is there a . . . . . ?
lady cop wrote: there is no question she molested a 14 year old boy. she is convicted in one county and on probation, wearing an ankle bracelet and tagged a sexual predator. there are a LOT of very angry people Cars, about what happened in ocala. the judge was spot-on, and the prosecution really dropped the ball.
"Playing the devils advocate", I wonder if "molested" may be really too strong a word. As it seems that for a young girl, "the act" is her being violated, against her own will. Where as with a boy, the soldier had to be at attention, which would lead one to believe that his will was somewhat in agreement with what was going on. And it happened on several occasions, different places. 14 & 15 year boys have been known to experiment with 14 & 15 year old girls, would it then be said, were those boys molested to? :-2
"Playing the devils advocate", I wonder if "molested" may be really too strong a word. As it seems that for a young girl, "the act" is her being violated, against her own will. Where as with a boy, the soldier had to be at attention, which would lead one to believe that his will was somewhat in agreement with what was going on. And it happened on several occasions, different places. 14 & 15 year boys have been known to experiment with 14 & 15 year old girls, would it then be said, were those boys molested to? :-2
Cars
Debra Lafave is there a . . . . . ?
cars wrote: "Playing the devils advocate", I wonder if "molested" may be really too strong a word. As it seems that for a young girl, "the act" is her being violated, against her own will. Where as with a boy, the soldier had to be at attention, which would lead one to believe that his will was somewhat in agreement with what was going on. And it happened on several occasions, different places. 14 & 15 year boys have been known to experiment with 14 & 15 year old girls, would it then be said, were those boys molested to? :-2the fact is, the bottom line as it were...she was an adult in a position of authority having sex with a minor child, which is statutory rape nomatter what. a CRIME. he was not of age to give consent. in your scenario two minors experimenting with their sexuality is not the same thing at all. ...maybe the law will change someday to read only females can be sexually molested under the statute. right. ...let me tell you, if some teacher had had sex with my young son, i would have mopped up the parking lot with her before i pressed charges.
Debra Lafave is there a . . . . . ?
lady cop wrote: and i will eat my combat boots if she doesn't make him testify in a civil trial for $$$$$$$$$$$$
Seriously do you have combat boots ?
Seriously do you have combat boots ?
I AM AWESOME MAN
Debra Lafave is there a . . . . . ?
Nomad wrote: Seriously do you have combat boots ?yep. magnums. superb post Clippper.
Debra Lafave is there a . . . . . ?
cars wrote: Where as with a boy, the soldier had to be at attention, which would lead one to believe that his will was somewhat in agreement with what was going on.
Ummm....not necessarily. As the mother of a 16 year old boy and the wife of a man with a high sex drive, I can assure you, this is not something they can control at will.
Kids experimenting with their peers is one thing. A person in a position of authority, an adult, someone who should know better, this was sick, wrong and a travesty of our already f*cked judicial system. What a joke. :-5
Ummm....not necessarily. As the mother of a 16 year old boy and the wife of a man with a high sex drive, I can assure you, this is not something they can control at will.
Kids experimenting with their peers is one thing. A person in a position of authority, an adult, someone who should know better, this was sick, wrong and a travesty of our already f*cked judicial system. What a joke. :-5
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Bullet's trial was a farce. Can I get an AMEN?????
We won't be punished for our sins, but BY them.