*climbs on soap box*

Jan 13, 2012 11:25

I'm just adding my personal "WTF" speech to the choir of people being outraged about this ( Read more... )

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lastalda January 13 2012, 11:48:44 UTC
You can't consent with 14.

Actually, legally, you can. Age of consent is 14 in Germany. See StGB §176.

But StGB §174 lists "sexual activity [...] with a person under eighteen years of age who is entrusted to him for upbringing, education or care [...] by abusing the dependence associated with the upbringing, educational, care, [...] relationship" - and I would have thought THAT should apply to any teacher and student at the same school!
Since parents don't choose teachers, merely (if that) schools, they entrust their child to the school as a whole, which includes all members of staff!

WTF, really!

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lastalda January 13 2012, 11:51:21 UTC
(Another big WTF for me is that abovementioned sexual abuse of a juvenile can get you jail between 3 months and 5 years! - isn't up to 5 years the same time you can get for media piracy? WTF, German criminal law??? Ever heard of priorities???)

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nelladarren January 13 2012, 13:27:49 UTC
That's a paramount WTF now! 14 years as age of consent?! This makes me SICK. IT'S GIVING ME CAPSLOCKITIS. WHAT WORST KIND OF BANANA REPUBLIC THIS IS!!!111ONE!

So basically as soon as your kid is starting to look sexually appealing it loses legal protection. That's grand.

Also, regarding teachers at schools: Those teachers I didn't have in class were way more impressive to me, I was rather shy and when I was that young they were a real authority and some of them actually intimidated me. Once I got a teacher in class I lost my awe of them.

I have to puke now.

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