The only question is was the law broken. If the law was broken I have no problem with the parents complaint. If you are asking me should the law be changed or tweaked again I would agree with that.

 

The fact some parents don't enforce this law is irrelevant to the fact that it is any parents right to do so.

 

I am not arguing that the law was broken. I actually that by the letter of the book, it was.

 

What I am asking is this.. Did the parents go to the girl when she was 17 and say "hey, we do not approve of your relationship with our daughter. We feel she is too young for you and ask that you please stop." OR did they simply act all hunky dory until she turned 18 and then contacted law enforcement?

 

Because based on what I see about the case, the parents chose the latter. Most likely because they didn't like that their sweet angel of a daughter was a lesbian and figured having her girlfriend arrested was the easiest way to "correct" her behavior.

Do you know that the parents expressed their wishes before contacting the police? Or did they just simply bide their time until Kaitlyn turned 18, called the cops and had her arrested so their daughter didn't have a girlfriend anymore?

 

Do you know they didn't?

I am not arguing that the law was broken. I actually that by the letter of the book, it was.

 

What I am asking is this.. Did the parents go to the girl when she was 17 and say "hey, we do not approve of your relationship with our daughter. We feel she is too young for you and ask that you please stop." OR did they simply act all hunky dory until she turned 18 and then contacted law enforcement?

 

Because based on what I see about the case, the parents chose the latter. Most likely because they didn't like that their sweet angel of a daughter was a lesbian and figured having her girlfriend arrested was the easiest way to "correct" her behavior.

 

I highly doubt that the parents never said a word to either the daughter or the other girl prior to going to the cops. I'm sure threats and accusations were made. If I'm wrong I'll admit it. But I'm sure the parents concerns were known well before they went to the cops.

Do you know they didn't?

 

Do I know for sure? No.

 

But the quote from the article leads me to believe they just waited.

 

after the other girl's parents called authorities when Hunt, a senior at Sebastian River High School, turned 18

Also if you admit the law was broken then what is the complaint? That the parents could of handled the situation better?

Do I know for sure? No.

 

But the quote from the article leads me to believe they just waited.

 

Probably because they couldn't call the police prior to turning 18. I highly doubt the parents sat silent the entire time before that.

Also if you admit the law was broken then what is the complaint? That the parents could of handled the situation better?

 

Yes. And that a 18 year girl shouldn't possibly have the title of Sex Offender for the rest of her life due to a consensual relationship with a classmate.

Yes. And that a 18 year girl shouldn't possibly have the title of Sex Offender for the rest of her life due to a consensual relationship with a classmate.

 

Again I agree the law is joke. It doesn't mean the parents did anything wrong. None of us know the entire situation. If they thought their girl was being put in harms way I can't blame a parent for using every resource to protect their child. Some of you may not agree the child was in harms way, but you are not the parent and it is not your decision.

 

Whether I would handle this differently is irrelevant.

"After two separate judges ruled that Kaitlyn could finish her senior year with her peers, her girlfriend's parents appealed to the Indian River County School Board, who expelled Kaitlyn [and] sent her to the alternative school,"

 

This quote certainly seems to indicate that her parents were aware of the situation and tried other means to stop the relationship.

In September, shortly after Kaitlyn's 18th birthday, the girls began dating, and they eventually expressed their affection for one another in intimate ways.

 

This quote from the Facebook page set up by the older girl's mother indicates that the relationship didn't turn sexual until AFTER the older girl turned 18. In my mind that eliminates any argument that the parents of the younger girl lurked in the background and allowed stuuf to happen until the older one turned 18.

 

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This quote from the Facebook page set up by the older girl's mother indicates that the relationship didn't turn sexual until AFTER the older girl turned 18. In my mind that eliminates any argument that the parents of the younger girl lurked in the background and allowed stuuf to happen until the older one turned 18.

 

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That depends on what defines "intimate". Don't think that necessarily means sexual.

All Tell, just wanting to make sure I understand your position on this....You have no problem with her having to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life?

That depends on what defines "intimate". Don't think that necessarily means sexual.

 

OK Bill Clinton, in my limited mind intimate and sexual are synonymous.

All Tell, just wanting to make sure I understand your position on this....You have no problem with her having to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life?

 

I think that it is silly. But I do have a former classmate of mine from HS who did the same thing . He was 18 and she was 14 who had to register. I think equal enforcement is needed. I hope that this event may change the law itself. But I don't think the law should be enforced differently to appease different groups.

All Tell, just wanting to make sure I understand your position on this....You have no problem with her having to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life?

 

I have a problem with the whole sex offender registry in the first place. Until there's a thief registry or an arson registry there shouldn't be a sex offender registry. That said the law in effect says that the older girl by her actions is subject to possible placement on such a registry. My feelings mean nothing. I have no problem with an existing law being enforced. If it's a bad law then it needs to be changed.