Justice in America

shinerbock · #1 01-30-2007, 08:13 PM

We talked about that in law school, pretty ridiculous. Kind of like the title of this thread.

neosoul · #2 01-30-2007, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

We talked about that in law school, pretty ridiculous. Kind of like the title of this thread.

kinda like your comment...

shinerbock · #3 01-30-2007, 08:22 PM

Why was it ridiculous? Because I object to people spelling America with KKK? How absurd of me.

amycat412 · #4 01-30-2007, 08:42 PM

that is an appalling story. WOW. Unbelievable.

PM_Mama00 · #5 01-30-2007, 08:43 PM

Where is there a reason to the title of this thread? There is absolutely nothing racial about this case.

Statutory rape is stupid in some cases. Ask my (white) high school classmate who did time because of it.

They were the idiots who videotaped it.

starang21 · #6 01-30-2007, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

There is absolutely nothing racial about this case.

you're joking, right?

shinerbock · #7 01-30-2007, 08:53 PM

I think there probably is some element of race here. However, to be fair there are a lot of non-minority kids with similar stories. This is a story because of the bright future he had. There is another case about a kid getting 10 years in FL for stealing a 6 pack of beer. I dunno what race he is, though.

laylo · #8 01-30-2007, 09:28 PM

Similar to the Marcus Dixon case, also in Georgia. His conviction was reversed in 2004, maybe there's hope for this kid too.

I didn't know someone could go on trial for statutory rape without the "victim" pressing charges.

macallan25 · #9 01-30-2007, 11:59 PM

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you're joking, right?

Why the hell (other than the fact that you started it) is this thread titled Justice in AmeriKKKa. Jesus, some of you people need to get over yourselves.

My senior year I played baseball with a white guy from a wealthy family who was involved in an almost identical case right before the MLB draft. Went to prison for a year, didn't get drafted, and had every major college he had a scholarship to back out. Pretty much ruined his life. Knew a couple white football players who had similar incidents that forced them out of going to college to play.
.........yep.......good ole' white, racist America at its finest.

Maybe instead of making this into a racial issue, you should reinforce the need to keep your f**king dick in your pants.......especially with a damn FIFTEEN year old girl.

PiKA2001 · #10 01-31-2007, 12:12 AM

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Maybe instead of making this into a racial issue, you should reinforce the need to keep your f**king dick in your pants.......especially with a damn FIFTEEN year old girl.

But it so much easier to blame others for your inability to succeed in life

starang21 · #11 01-31-2007, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by macallan25

Maybe instead of making this into a racial issue, you should reinforce the need to keep your f**king dick in your pants.......especially with a damn FIFTEEN year old girl.

you realize the kid was 17 when this happened? how many of us have messed with girls TWO years our junior when we were in high school? lets not pretend this thing isn't common.

DSTCHAOS · #12 01-30-2007, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Statutory rape is stupid in some cases. Ask my (white) high school classmate who did time because of it.

Yep.

A race element isn't "required" for these statutory rape cases to receive the sentencing and outcome they receive. However, the race element does feed off of public perception and stereotypes to add fuel to the fire.

PM_Mama00 · #13 01-30-2007, 10:58 PM

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This is all sorts of messed up. Another reason I don't necessarily agree with mandatory minimums.

And OMG what is up with these girls?

I watched a Lifetime about women doing mandatory minimums for drug conspiracies. There are some women who are doing life just because of taking a message or driving their boyfriend somewhere. It was really scary.

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Yep.

A race element isn't "required" for these statutory rape cases to receive the sentencing and outcome they receive. However, the race element does feed off of public perception and stereotypes to add fuel to the fire.

I just see it as the girl was a slut. She got passed around like nothing while on video tape. She's a smart one too.

DSTCHAOS · #14 01-31-2007, 01:15 AM

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I just see it as the girl was a slut. She got passed around like nothing while on video tape. She's a smart one too.

If that's smart to you then I don't know what isn't.

So is how you see it supposed to negate something?

PiKA2001 · #15 01-30-2007, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Where is there a reason to the title of this thread? There is absolutely nothing racial about this case.

Statutory rape is stupid in some cases. Ask my (white) high school classmate who did time because of it.

They were the idiots who videotaped it.

Yeah, i remember a kid from my town that went to prison his senior year of HS for sleeping with a freshmen girl. He was white and came from a wealthy family/ arrested by white cops and tried and convicted by white lawyers and judges...is that amerikkkan?? Seriously though, I feel really bad for you. I've never had misjudgement or inequality placed against my sparkely white skin.