tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627182063501581368.post6795716708017733810..comments2023-11-03T06:58:59.366-06:00Comments on Child Protection Lessons: Sexual Abuse and Consent: UK Judge gets it wrongAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09231361409140543650noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627182063501581368.post-14224363179864039612015-01-21T04:02:18.392-07:002015-01-21T04:02:18.392-07:00I agree it's a delicate line to walk, but it&#...I agree it's a delicate line to walk, but it's a funny one isn't it? If the teacher hadn't 'given in to temptation' and the girl had persisted she could've ended up in serious trouble for her behaviour. A boy at my son's school was suspended for something similar. Yet because the teacher succumbed to his baser instincts the girl is excused any responsibility for her own actions? Even the prosecution said the girl was 'not blameless'. That doesn't mean she should be blamed for HIS actions but she should be held responsible for her own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627182063501581368.post-80535225333943355062015-01-20T11:11:17.030-07:002015-01-20T11:11:17.030-07:00Thank you for your comment. I accept that there is...Thank you for your comment. I accept that there is a risk of exaggerating the implications of this case. But I did not feel that the judge's comments took away the larger implications of the decision, particularly the responsibility on the victim.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231361409140543650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627182063501581368.post-15041460038092169162015-01-20T11:10:01.053-07:002015-01-20T11:10:01.053-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231361409140543650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627182063501581368.post-45044155487422729862015-01-20T03:23:43.560-07:002015-01-20T03:23:43.560-07:00Like most of the people getting up in arms about t...Like most of the people getting up in arms about this case, I think you are taking the judge's comments out of context, or probably have only read the sensationalised media reports. She made it quite clear that Kerner had a responsibility to exercise restraint, in fact she stated that explicitly in her comments. And to use your analogy of a teacher hitting a pupil, of course violence is never acceptable but if you hit someone who is being 'highly oppositional, rude and perhaps even violent' towards you, you are likely to get a more lenient sentence than if you hit someone for no apparent reason. The behaviour of everyone involved in a situation is usually taken into account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com