by AndresEscobar Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:51 am
Kay wrote:It is my understanding that these two boys pressured this girl into having sex . . . have sex with us and the bullying will stop. She did and it continued. It was just something I read, so it may not be accurate.
It may also be that the DA just threw everything she could at them.
Yeah, that sounds like something someone would drum up for supporting the Statutory rape charge. Demonize these boys. However, everything I've read has said that bullying somehow was related to her sexual history with these boys. Regardless, "pressuring" someone into having sex is not illegal. And yes, the DA threw everything she could. She's obviously trying to make a name for herself with out regard to the lives of these other kids.
This is a tragedy. An absolute tragedy. And, there may or may not be a statutory scheme in place in MA to deal with bullying and stalking of this nature. ETA: and if there is, let them face trial and be convicted under that statute. However, the tragedy is going to be worse because of this out of control DA. These boys will be on sex offender lists for the rest of their lives, if they get out of jail. They will never be able to have careers. They will face shame, hatred, and anger every time they move to a neighborhood. It will be extremely tough for them to ever find someone to marry, and then be accepted by their spouses family.
However, bulling happens to everyone. Every girl at some point is called a "slut" by classmates. Every guy is called "gay" or other pejoratives.
I do not think that the bullying is the one single thing that lead to this girl's suicide. That's not to sound cold or cruel. I just think there's a lot more going on here than simply bullying. Are you going to take every teenage suicide, determine whether this person was bullied at some point in their lives and then charge whomever bullied them?