Originally posted by spalind:
Sorry but the law is the law...if you want to reduce the age of consent then by all means go ahead...but it is what it is...no one is arguing against the actual facts of the case just that the law is "unfair" or "wrong"...Yeah, well...I feel that the drinking age of 21 is unfair and wrong...but does that allow me to get out of jail if I buy some underage kid some beer?? Nope...Sorry boys but its pretty clear cut to me...course I dont believe in being politically correct like ESPN and this "journalist" does...
What does it have to do with political correctness? It's not PC. It's merely exposing this case for the complete and utter bullshit it is.
This girl is two years younger than him. They are both in high school. Aggravated child molestation? Are you fucking kidding me?
That was the crime he was sent to 10 years in the clink. He was 17, not 47, for fuck's sake. Two years difference, and he deserves 10 in pound-me-in-the-ass prison?
Yeah, he "broke the law". Nobody's denying that. The fact is, the law is bullshit, and that's what ESPN is pointing out. They're not saying he's innocent, no one is, not even Wilson himself. But the law is a joke, and even the legislature said it was by changing it almost immediately after his case was resolved.
His true crimes are being black, smoking some ganj, standing up for himself to the DA, and maybe being a cocky prick in high school. Hardly things that merit a decade in the big house.
Is a 3.2 in high school something to brag about? Not necessarily. Is being a somewhat decent athlete? Nope. Is being the man in high school all that great? Not really. But shit, how many true deviants really come from those roots (athlete part notwithstanding)?
Is the 17 year old slinging crack on the corner before school getting a 3.2 GPA? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccckkkk no. He could just as easily been a gangbanger who dropped out in the 8th grade. Sitting around with 5 kids that he never sees or pays child support for.
But nope, he was nothing more than a decent kid, by all accounts (except the DA) who maybe lived on the wild side just a little bit. No different than a good solid percentage of high schoolers all across the country, white, black, yellow, red or brown. No different than me. I smoked weed, drank, partied, etc. But I grew up, became a man, and I'm a decent hardworking citizen. I pay my taxes, take care of my family, don't go out killing people.
Wilson didn't get that chance cause of a stupid mistake, one that he regrets, as he is as ashamed of his ways and attitude when he was younger. Would he be so repentant if he was never thrown in the slammer? Maybe, maybe not. But that's not the issue here. He seeked to change his attitude, and from the article, he has.
But he still hasn't gotten his chance. He didn't "molest" anyone here. There was no innocent victim.
That's bullshit. That's the injustice.