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Tara Driscoll not guilty of rape of schoolboy but stupidity -- It is every young man's dream to bed older woman

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 07:30 AM

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hunter933 | Apr 16, 2013, 10:15 AM EDT

What a dirtbag Robert Driscoll is. I think he'll write anything so he can get column published. The boy didn't seduce her. She drove 50 miles to pick him up and take him to a motel, and then FILMED THEM HAVING SEX. She was a drunk and had been counseled. If a drunk driver killed someone in Driscoll's family, would he say it wasn't a homicide, the drunk was just troubled, stupid and possessed bad judgement? I doubt it. Maybe Driscoll has raped underage girls and feels this is his to exoneration.

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gwallan | Mar 22, 2012, 06:09 AM EDT

I've been involved in work with victims of child sexual abuse for over a decade. Mr Roberts is patently unqualified to making any judgements about any child sexual abuse else he would understand that the greatest long term harm generally occurs in instances inolving women abusing adolescent boys. What he and Irish Central have done here is a grave disservice to victims and those who work with them. Your ignorance has made it harder for all of us.

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kaydog1 | Nov 18, 2011, 07:05 PM EST

Typical Hypocritical/Leftist-Progressive crap. "It's bad if Males do it but okay if Females do the exact same thing", right Patrick? Leftists always engage in this style of "reasoning", Hypocrisy is their stock in trade. Whatever they want NOW is what should be considered okay - and no hard and fast rules should get in the way. So there was an Antiwar movement only until Obama became President-THEN it was time to celebrate his great "victory" over Gaffadi, and not a word of protest over sending troops to Uganda, Southern Sudan, Central African Republic, Uganda. Waterboarding terrorists is an outrage, until it's time to celebrate Obama's "Presidentially-Authorized" targeted assassinations of US citizens in the Mideast-see, that's okay, 'cause it's only extrajudicial murder by Democrats. Crony Capitalism is wrong - until it's Nancy Pelosi or The Pres' Pal at GE or the Unions at GM pocketing the money, then it's "helping the economy," and we should give more. Herman Cain is some sort of 'monster'to the Media for various, unspecified, anonymous, allegations, but Bill Clinton gets a pass from the Media for a 14 year affair and coming on to interns and others, even while misusing his State Police bodyguards and his then-position as Governor to pursue his goals. It's just plain old hypocrisy, Patrick.

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belgianchinese | Oct 11, 2011, 11:36 AM EDT

I think we still have to look at the case from a humane standpoint. We need to keep in mind what the impact was on the victim and keep the punishment in proportion somehow. There no doubt that what she did was wrong. If we assume that the victim is minimally affected, they should be compassionate. She lost her job and is facing all kinds of problems... putting her in jail for 30 years would not really make our society a better world. She deserves in my eyes a second chance... I think i would be wrong from us to equal this case to a rape, where the victim suffers the rest of their life...I do not see it is a double standard, from humane perspective we need to stay in proportion...

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brandon123 | Sep 22, 2011, 02:36 PM EDT

i agree with ptb0974. whoever wrote this article is a idiot and has nothin to do with the case. the whole story is based on pure sterotype and nothin else. statutory rape is statutory rape. thats no different than sayin a white person should be let free because they dont commit crime. whoever wrote this is a pure idiot has no respect from me and shouldnt even be a writer as well as whatever jury found her innocent. if the sexes had been reversed the older man would be in jail even if nothin happened because of stereotypes like this idiot author. but its ok. everything is equall rights when it comes to benefits but when it comes to takin responsibility and ownin up then it certainly cant be equall. but thats ok because this country and its double standard ways are takin a huge plunge.

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bfg9000 | Sep 14, 2011, 02:54 PM EDT

I remember when I was about 14, I had this teacher who was an absolute bombshell and all the boys in the class were madly in love with her. If I'd been offered the CHANCE of getting into her bed, boy I wouldn't have missed the opportunity for anything in the world! This american law of statutory "rape" is so freakin' stupid! Give the woman a break. The boy was almost 17 and sexually mature for several years, and just like any other teen, probably horny as hell. Those goody-two-shoes who seem to be unable to do anything but throwing stones, like this ptb0974 moron, should really try to get a life, for a change. You haters are a bucket full of horsecrap. Where the hell did you get the notion that she was "preying" on him? And please explain how banging a student could possibly be about power. Unless said student was the son of a billionaire or politician, of course...

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ptb0974 | Aug 13, 2011, 03:57 AM EDT

First of all you the writer of this article is an idiot. A wuss bag. Not sure if you are a female or amle but either way you are a piece of trash. You are missing the point. You have heard of equality? These feminists want it so badly but yet do not want to do the time when the crime is committed. I cannot stand idiots like yourself. you are the reason why attractive women get away with everything. Stop it!!!! Whether this is a school boys dream is not the issue. A 33 y/o man or a 33 yo preying on a 16 yo is about power. If you had a brain you would understand this. It's not about getting laid. And yes it is the same thing vice versa. This whore thinks its cute. Give her 5 years and she would not think so. It's time that this circus stops and that these stupid feamale teachers pay just like male teachers. I'm tired of these sub human females using the excuse...boo hoo.... I had bipolar...I had alcohol problems. Get over it!!!!! What does banging a 16 yo have to do with bipolar??? Nothing. So I guess when a 33 yo man has bipolar he should sleep with a 14 yo girl. Cut it out and stop justifying!!!!!! Stop kissing ass because she is maybe an attractive female.

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Fionnlagh | Aug 12, 2011, 07:28 PM EDT

Someone once asked famous advice colunmist "Dear Abby" if a woman could commit rape on a man. She answered, "Not if he rises to the occasion."

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Keynyata | Aug 12, 2011, 07:14 PM EDT

What happened to my earlierpost...am I being censored because I said stupid americans have false standards?

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Mike7571 | Aug 11, 2011, 08:14 PM EDT

I don't often agree with you Niall but you've hit the nail right on the head this time! She was totally inappropiate in her actions, and he just a horny bugger, but she did not rape the boy in any sense of the word.

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eibhleann7 | Aug 11, 2011, 01:31 PM EDT

Rape is a crime of abuse and control over another. She was in a position of power and control over her students and chose to abuse that power. She is no better than a pedophile priest. Rogers is just a sick twat.

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seanomelbourne | Aug 10, 2011, 06:43 PM EDT

A lot of ado about nothing.

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DannyBoyG | Aug 10, 2011, 04:59 PM EDT

Most here who made a comment on this article / situation must be IRISH! So ready to throw another bucket of irish guilt on it all! The writer is spot on. There are rapists....and then there is a woman here who is not the brightest light on the tree. She is wrong and should be punished. But a "rapist"??!! Spare me!! The the author of this article is right. This boy here is months from legal age and isn't losing sleep over what happened. Trust me...Unless of course he is dreaming about it over and over again. Ok all you too straight for own good Irish who need a life with some excitement in it!!!!...grab your air masks because I know your gasping for air! LOL!!! We irish...so sad we cannot help ourselves!!!!!

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quillpenz | Aug 10, 2011, 03:50 PM EDT

I am sure that she has regrets. The problem with the priests is they seem to have no regrets for what they did. I wonder what the boy will think years from now. There was another famous case in this country where the teacher and the boy married later and stayed married. I wonder what biology has to say about this. I was accosted by two teachers when I was in college. In the 60's. I was afraid to tell anyone, but it was humiliating.

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themurphia | Aug 10, 2011, 03:24 PM EDT

If you live in hope of your hypothetical son luring a woman to your falt so you could watch I guess you're the one not getting any...!

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