Runaway Teacher Found Guilty

[doodab]

Which begs the question, what is the right age ?

Is age the right parameter anyway, I don't recall waking up much more responsible on my 16th, 18th or 50th birthdays.

I don't think counting pubes would work very well.

[Troll]

I think the court will try and set a precedent. I completely agree, 15 is still a child, it is disgusting. I think 16 is too young for the age of consent

but there aren't that many 16 year old virgins around today

[Ketchup]

but there aren't that many 16 year old virgins around today

I think the law should be based on age difference. When i was 16 i had a girlfriend who was 15, under the law sleeping with her was illegal. In my eyes there is nothing wrong with that, but a 40 or 50 year old it is disgusting. If i were the law makers i would apply the 1/2 age plus 7 rule for relationships where the younger party is under 21.

[SimonMac]

I think that is the problem, there are some very mature 15 years old, and very immature 16 year old's, one rule will never work for other situations so they have to air on the side of caution.

[Troll]

I think the law should be based on age difference. When i was 16 i had a girlfriend who was 15, under the law sleeping with her was illegal. In my eyes there is nothing wrong with that, but a 40 or 50 year old it is disgusting. If i were the law makers i would apply the 1/2 age plus 7 rule for relationships where the younger party is under 21.

So Bill Wyman should be locked up?

[Ketchup]

Or just wait until they finish school 3:40

[Old Greg]

I think that is the problem, there are some very mature 15 years old, and very immature 16 year old's, one rule will never work for other situations so they have to air on the side of caution.

Which is why the law as it stands is not too bad, as it is generally applied with discretion.

[Ketchup]

Which is why the law as it stands is not too bad, as it is generally applied with discretion.

But a 50 year old can sleep with a very-very imature 16 year old and the law is powerless. But a 17 year old could sleep with a very mature 15 year old and go to prison.

[Spacecadet]

He said "I love you" as the jury returned. What's the story here? Does he love her? Is it reciprocated? Will we see them both on Jeremy Kyle when he gets out?

Sad tangled mess, but he did break the rules.

Radio 4 news last night did mention that the girl was sat nearer his family than hers when the verdict was being read and that she was comforted by "an older woman" not her mother.

As you said, it's a sad tangled mess. The correct verdict was reached but it is hardly a moment for celebration

[Ketchup]

Radio 4 news last night did mention that the girl was sat nearer his family than hers when the verdict was being read and that she was comforted by "an older woman" not her mother.

As you said, it's a sad tangled mess. The correct verdict was reached but it is hardly a moment for celebration

I suspect that they will end up together. They went to france because the age of consent there is 15. They thought they would be safe, then realised the police were after him, concocted a story about how she was suicidal and agreed to come back together.