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BainsBane

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Reply to opiate69 (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 11:14 AM

Feb 2014

I hope they take the allegations seriously rather than concluding "the boy got lucky" or some such nonsense as they often do in cases where women are the alleged predators. Or this one who received house arrest and probation after her lawyer argued she was "too pretty to go to jail."

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Lincoln High School teacher arrested on suspicion of rape. [View all] opiate69 Feb 2014 OP

If the victims are male, she'll probably get a slap on the wrist davidn3600 Feb 2014 #1

kinda like the coach that raped an unconscious student and got a year? or the man that raped a seabeyond Feb 2014 #6

what i am curious about though, is how many that say "innocent until proven guilty" seabeyond Feb 2014 #7

That is funny isn't it (funny strange, not funny ha ha) BainsBane Feb 2014 #11

i had totally forgotten the false allegation, cause it is simply not forefront in my mind. lie? seabeyond Feb 2014 #12

I dont know anything about this case davidn3600 Feb 2014 #13

firstly, i think you were pretty sure it was a woman. secondly, you will take note it is men that seabeyond Feb 2014 #14

Oh come on BainsBane Feb 2014 #15

Good BainsBane Feb 2014 #2

actually, you do not, or rarely hear a woman say, "lucky boy, if only when i was 12." seabeyond Feb 2014 #8

Absolutely BainsBane Feb 2014 #9

Is this considered part of our rape culture? snooper2 Feb 2014 #3

Yes. nt cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #4

Yes, it is. Brickbat Feb 2014 #5

Well I am totally against any adult mstinamotorcity2 Feb 2014 #10