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Should this former 33 YO teacher go to jail? You decide
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Should Taryn Fairbanks go to jail?
Yes, for a very long time
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 28%  [ 10 ]
No, 17 is not pedoism
31%
 31%  [ 11 ]
a small slap on the wrist should do it
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 40%  [ 14 ]
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recessiontime



Joined: 21 Jun 2010
Location: Got avatar privileges nyahahaha

PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sergio Stefanuto wrote:


Madoka wrote:
I'm shocked that it's been a whole page of responses and bacasper hasn't come on yet to defend the child molester/sex offender


Says the guy with a very dubious-looking avatar of a middle school girl?


owned.
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madoka



Joined: 27 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sergio Stefanuto wrote:
Says the guy with a very dubious-looking avatar of a middle school girl?


Then at 27 years old, she must be the world's oldest middle school girl! I suppose some people are clueless at guessing ages of Asians. Laughing
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Sergio Stefanuto



Joined: 14 May 2009
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

madoka wrote:
Then at 27 years old, she must be the world's oldest middle school girl!


Or the world's youngest-looking 27 year old
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jvalmer



Joined: 06 Jun 2003

PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sergio Stefanuto wrote:
madoka wrote:
Then at 27 years old, she must be the world's oldest middle school girl!


Or the world's youngest-looking 27 year old


I've seen 27 year old females and males that could pass as students if you dressed them in a uniform. Actually a 30 year old male teacher at my school once was mistaken as a student when he transported 3 of his students to an english camp one year. A female teacher asked for his name and grade when he told her that he was their teacher, boy did she go red.
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Sergio Stefanuto



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would be the first to acknowledge that Asian women very often look younger than their years, but I remain extremely skeptical that the girl in Madoka's avatar is even 17, never mind 27.
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jvalmer



Joined: 06 Jun 2003

PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sergio Stefanuto wrote:
I would be the first to acknowledge that Asian women very often look younger than their years, but I remain extremely skeptical that the girl in Madoka's avatar is even 17, never mind 27.


To me she looks in her early 20's. madoka should post info on the girl in the avatar to confirm her age.
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itaewonguy



Joined: 25 Mar 2003

PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

if the boy is not pressing charges and calling RAPE.. then I don't see why it's a big deal! 17 is not 13! I mean come on...
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Sergio Stefanuto



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jvalmer wrote:
madoka should post info on the girl in the avatar to confirm her age.


That would be good.

Not that I think there's anything wrong with fancying young chicks. Far from it. It's the most natural thing in the world. At the same time, though, I think such things are best kept to oneself or between like-minded people rather than the general public
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Milwaukiedave



Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong

PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Realistically I would doubt she will ever be convicted of a crime. My guess is the kid will not press charges, which will weaken the DA's case. Someone also mentioned the double standard. If she were a man, I believe they would have arrested her and filed an extradition order by now. The question is how many victims does she have and how many will come forward? If there is just the one, I believe there's a good chance she'll dodge any criminal conviction. If there is more then one, she is likely in some deep crap. Mind you I say these things not as what I want to happen, but what I think will happen.

I fully believe she should be held accountable for what she's done and be sentenced to jail/prison. Will this happen? I'm very skeptical.
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Sergio Stefanuto



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Milwaukiedave wrote:
Someone also mentioned the double standard


Yes, that was me, but I also said that there is a good reason for it. If a female teacher has sex with a male student, the likelihood of it being consensual (on the part of the student) is 100%. If a male teacher has sex with a female student, the likelihood of it being consensual (on the part of the student) decreases significantly. This is why male teachers having sex with female students is considered more serious. A male rapist is a danger to society. A woman who has consensual intercourse is not.
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Steve_Rogers2008



Joined: 22 Mar 2010

PostPosted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 12:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ya'd think that "Don't Stand So Close to Me" would be a semester class in all college educational curricula, but no.....


Does Sting have to be denied royalties THIS long to get the message across to the educators of the world!?! Crying or Very sad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zp3LPRzuXo
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JustTurtle



Joined: 05 Jul 2010

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

madoka wrote:
Sergio Stefanuto wrote:
Says the guy with a very dubious-looking avatar of a middle school girl?


Then at 27 years old, she must be the world's oldest middle school girl! I suppose some people are clueless at guessing ages of Asians. Laughing


idk how old she is, but i've seen that same avatar on another message board for the past several years. i'll try to find out who she is.
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madoka



Joined: 27 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jvalmer wrote:
Sergio Stefanuto wrote:
I would be the first to acknowledge that Asian women very often look younger than their years, but I remain extremely skeptical that the girl in Madoka's avatar is even 17, never mind 27.


To me she looks in her early 20's. madoka should post info on the girl in the avatar to confirm her age.


I don't know what the big hubbub is. Sounds like Sergio is obsessed. She's a famous Taiwanese pop singer who was born in 1983. She didn't get famous until her 20s, so no, she is not a middle school girl.
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JustTurtle



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

madoka wrote:
jvalmer wrote:
Sergio Stefanuto wrote:
I would be the first to acknowledge that Asian women very often look younger than their years, but I remain extremely skeptical that the girl in Madoka's avatar is even 17, never mind 27.


To me she looks in her early 20's. madoka should post info on the girl in the avatar to confirm her age.


I don't know what the big hubbub is. Sounds like Sergio is obsessed. She's a famous Taiwanese pop singer who was born in 1983. She didn't get famous until her 20s, so no, she is not a middle school girl.


I've always wondered who she was, that is why i was interested.
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MattAwesome



Joined: 30 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what is the statute of limitations on things like this? i think the article said he told somebody about it after he graduated. that was almost 2 years ago.

as the law is now, if you ahve sex with someone under 18, it is rape. was he coerced? no. a boy or girl can make rational decisions at 16 and 17. hell, i could drive at 16. they need to blur the line a little more.

she should go to jail because that is what the law says. i do think it should be changed though. but in any case, "nice"
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