A Marion County Judge Looking for Judge Ito-like Fame
A local judge disagreed with the plea deal arranged for Debbie Lafave for her trial in Marion County. Another Florida county judge in the case involving this same teacher for the same offenses allowed a plea deal with no jail time. That was sensible.
I believe this Marion County judge just wants some fame. This is a national story and will make plenty of headlines.
I'm the type of chauvinist that thinks a female teacher 'mentoring' a 14 or 15 year old 'boy' is different from a male teacher doing the same for a female student. I only base this on my history as a former boy. The type of sentence that's possible would be justified if a male teacher raped a pre-teen boy or girl. The facts in this case do not warrant this.
But our god-like judges feel they-and only they-make the rules.
According to the Ocala Star-Banner story:
The mother of the boy who is the alleged victim of lewd and lascivious battery by former teacher Debra Lafave doesn't want the case to go to trial. The woman, in an e-mail to the Star-Banner on Saturday, said she disagreed with Circuit Judge Hale Stancil's decision Thursday to reject a plea agreement and set the case for trial.
Maybe common sense will prevail. But I doubt it. This involves the law...common sense has little to do with it.
I believe this Marion County judge just wants some fame. This is a national story and will make plenty of headlines.
I'm the type of chauvinist that thinks a female teacher 'mentoring' a 14 or 15 year old 'boy' is different from a male teacher doing the same for a female student. I only base this on my history as a former boy. The type of sentence that's possible would be justified if a male teacher raped a pre-teen boy or girl. The facts in this case do not warrant this.
But our god-like judges feel they-and only they-make the rules.
According to the Ocala Star-Banner story:
The mother of the boy who is the alleged victim of lewd and lascivious battery by former teacher Debra Lafave doesn't want the case to go to trial. The woman, in an e-mail to the Star-Banner on Saturday, said she disagreed with Circuit Judge Hale Stancil's decision Thursday to reject a plea agreement and set the case for trial.
Maybe common sense will prevail. But I doubt it. This involves the law...common sense has little to do with it.
posted by RightinFlorida | 12:28 PM
5 Comments:
35-year-old Marcie L. Schaeffer was sentenced to four years in prison and fined $5,000 for statutory rape of a 16-year-old boy, two years older than Debra's object of desire. That clanks like an anchor chain compared to LaFave's wrist slap, doncha think?
A good point and you are very much right. Schaeffer was penalized too much. Lafave's wrist slap' was more fair. Glad you see it my way.
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