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In reply to the discussion: Teen Who Bragged About Threesome With Teachers Feels Really Bad [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)And for every "what if" you want to create that does not negate all the other what-ifs where the purported "victim" is later bragging about being "raped". To compare what happened to this kid to what happens to real rape victims ought to be kind of insulting to real rape victims.
I claimed that sex between a teacher and a student is not rape unless there is coercion involved.
So then you argue back "but what if there IS coercion?"
Of course, the trouble is that coercion could be implied. Teacher never actually SAYS "have sex with me or your grade suffers" but student FEELS like it is a possibility, and thus FEELS coerced.
But there you have it, if somebody feels like a victim, they can then file a complaint. But if, instead of feeling like a victim, they are bragging to their friends about how lucky they are. Well, I am not jumping on the bandwagon of the finger-waggers trying to create some Kantian absolute where goddamit he's a victim whether he feels like one or not.
Let me modify Pink Floyd a little bit.
"Hey, moral purists, leave those kids alone"