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Originally Posted by Daoust
Can I get a "WHAT THE FUDGE???" Since when do hot, blonde, grown women, teachers no less, crave 14 year old boys????
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Since the beginning of time most likely. It's not a new thing at all. Just a sudden exposure because of a few "news" stories.
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Originally Posted by Daoust
What is with this disturbing, yet somewhat arrousing (please don't kill me for saying that) trend?
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I don't think it's really a trend. Obviously, the media has attached to it and turned a local problem into national news.
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Originally Posted by Daoust
I realize that these kinds of stories are rarities, not everyday occurances... but can someone, preferably female, preferably from the teaching profession (Gilda, Shesus, looking at you here) shed some light on this???
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It's no different than an adult male having sex with a child. We'd like to think that it's different but it's not. The people who do this usually have some kind of emotional problem. Debbie LaFave has been treated for depression among other (undisclosed) psychological problems. It doesn't excuse the behavior but it does explain it -- at least partially.
As far as being a teacher ... I'd be willing to bet that it had to do with the power as well as just simply being in close proximity to the kid. He probably called her hot or something at some point and she felt "good." Maybe she was rejected a lot in junior high and just wanted to feel accepted. Most likely, we'll never know.
The media is almost finished with this story and Debbie LaFave will fade into obscurity just like the rest of them. Remember Joey Buttafuoco? John Bobbit? The woman who drowned her kids and blamed a black guy? The names of the other women who had sex with minors (don't Google -- chances are you don't remember). Neither do I on a daily basis.
They'll do a special on the Lifetime channel in 3 years when her house arrest is up. Then we'll see if I was right.