This is pure crap.

[jimmy eat jazz]

sorry to burst your pedophile bubble.

This doesn't meet the definition of pedophilia, which is, among other things, a psychiatric disorder. This is probably just the case (as often is) of an older teen hooking up with a younger teen, which happens frequently among teenagers, even among otherwise reasonably decent teenagers.

I also agree that the age diff is too close to warrant a severe penalty. I'd go for some kind of community service, but not make it a felony and not give the 18 year old a record as sex offender.

Now if it were a 32 year old man with a 14 year old (for example), I'm all for stiff penalty and sex offender. I'm not sure where I'm comfortable making the cut-off, but 18 and 14 doesn't pass the threshold for me.

 

[PearlWatson]

I wasn't banging atheist chicks...

Exactly

We've debunked this:

I'm sure there are plenty atheists and agnostics who teach their boys that it's wrong to deflower young women before their wedding

 

[Gameface]

Exactly

We've debunked this:

Yeah, I think my mom's exact words when she found out were, "If you're doing this NOW what are you going to do for fun when you're 16?"

 

[gregbroncs]

Just to be clear, I'm not condoning what happened but I know of couples who were senior/freshman dating back them. I didn't understand the attraction because the girls were so young. To me, putting seniors and freshmen in high school together is a recipe for disaster, but in my possibly warped view, these are still students in a school. If I was on the jury, I would grit my teeth, swallow hard, and vote "guilty" because that's the law. It doesn't mean that I agree with it. I just think it's ******** to label a high school senior as a sex offender or "pedophile". I would hate to be labeled for life for some of the stuff I did as a senior.

But I still believe this is only happening because it's a same sex situation.

I disagree with your last line. I believe this is only news because it's same sex. I believe it would be tried and him punished if the older member was a boy. Just nobody would know about it or care. It does not always get punished but would if the parents pushed like they are in this case.