Recently, a teacher was released after 4 months of a one year sentence for four counts of sexual copulation with an [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOzRBZeslbA]underage student[/url] There are two main issues at play here. First, wether or not a teacher should be allowed to have sex with a minor. There are several points of concern here, including that educators hold positions of power which pressures students into sex and the obvious fact that there is an issue regarding the age of consent. Secondly, the [url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_18726100]discrepancy[/url] between the sentences doled out to female teachers who sleep with students and male teachers who sleep with students. Studies indicate that female perpetrators generally receive substantially lighter sentences, as seen by this most recent case. These light sentences are generally not accompanied by a sense of social outrage, which was present in the recent Montana case where a teacher who slept with his student only got a month in prison ([url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2013/1201/Montana--blam!--case-Was-31-day-sentence-for-teacher-illegal]Granted[/url], the differences between the cases are apparent to anyone with knowledge of them. Consider it a comparison to be used while I fish out a better example) The dichotomy has been addressed by the popular show South Park, in which a female teacher has sex with one of the character's younger brother. He attempts to make adults and police aware of the abuses going on but is always met with the same reaction, [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIfOjkB17BA]'niice'.[/url] Particularly from men. This segues very nicely into two other issues. The first is the notion of gender stereotypes pegging women for mentally-weaker beings that are not capable of making decisions themselves. Subconsciously, most members of society tend to view men as the more rational sex. Less plagued with emotional baggage and more capable of cold cut decision making. Much like the weaker sentences we give to juvenile delinquents for committing crimes, the full burden of responsibility is shifted away from the perpetrator because they cannot fully understand the implications of their actions. The second is hyper masculinity, which is being analyzed from a societal context the upcoming documentary [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc45-ptHMxo][i]The Mask You Live In[/i].[/url] The very unfortunate reality is that society tends to view men with the attitude that they [i]always[/i] want it, making consent null in cases where statutory -blam!- plays into play. Since they were boys on the paths to being men, the issue of consent is a non-issue. Therefore, there can be no possibility of a negative emotional reaction or adverse affect for the young men who are taken advantage of. They are not afforded the capacity to react in such manners by our hyper masculine society. Interestingly enough is the rite of passage sex plays in our culture, where sex is viewed as an integral process for the transition to manhood. By having sex with them, she was doing them a favor--transforming them from boys into men. From this standpoint, either acknowledged from a conscious or subconscious level, there has been no crime. The entire trial is merely a routine that is played out in an attempt to appear balanced. Finally, there is also a distinct difference between how virginity is dealt with in regards to men and women. With the former, it is inconsequential. With the latter, it is everything. To take away a girl's virginity is to defile her. Thus, the criminality of one is far greater than the other. In any event, that's my little spiel.