Justice in America

PM_Mama00 · #1 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 · #2 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 · #3 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 · #4 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.

shinerbock · #5 01-30-2007, 09:50 PM

Oh, I didn't notice this was different from the Dixon case. I'll have to go back and read the article.

Munchkin03 · #6 01-30-2007, 10:08 PM

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?

GeekyPenguin · #7 01-31-2007, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by laylo

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.

Victims don't get to decide if they want to press charges most of the time - once you call the police and file a report, it's up to the prosecutor's office to decide if they want to charge or not.

laylo · #8 01-31-2007, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Victims don't get to decide if they want to press charges most of the time - once you call the police and file a report, it's up to the prosecutor's office to decide if they want to charge or not.

Gotcha. Does that apply to all kinds of crime?

Kevlar281 · #9 01-31-2007, 04:01 AM

That’s not how you spell America. Wait never mind I see what you did there. Well played…

macallan25 · #10 01-30-2007, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by starang21

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 · #11 01-31-2007, 12:12 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.

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

shinerbock · #12 01-31-2007, 12:22 AM

There is something to be said for giving dumb kids a second chance. I've seen a lot of people whose lives have been altered for stupid stuff. The problem is that for some police officers, maybe who didn't go to college, getting arrested is just a daily thing. For a kid hoping to go to law school and walking home from the bar drunk, its a bit more than a slip up. I know the standard should be the same for everyone, but some people in positions of power view getting arrested as part of growing up or something you laugh about later. To a degree it can be, but it can also mess up the future plans of a person who is otherwise an all around good kid.

This isn't to relieve people of their responsibility to respect the law. The main point young people need to take away is that refraining from things that often get you in trouble isn't enough. Don't even put yourself in a situation where its possible to get into trouble, be it with an overzealous cop or a lying teenage girl.