Teen Mother Ruled A Sex Offender

KUTV ^ | 12/31/2005

[Dallas59]

In addition to having a child while still a child, she now is labeled as a sex offender the rest of her life. Common sense in both matters have flown out the window.

[nmh]

May I ask ... WHERE were the PARENTS of these two MINORS?

[HHKrepublican_2]

Prayers for her to have strength...Shes so young. (I mean with the Child)

[nmh]

Should exceptions be made by age when the very act they committed is not legal or sensible?

Let both be sex offenders - they both are. You can only hope shame or stigma will come back.

[nmh]

No matter how you look at it ... it's a tragedy.

[Lorianne]

This is ridiculour. Statutory rape laws are intended to protect children from adults, not from each other.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

Should exceptions be made by age when the very act they committed is not legal or sensible? Let both be sex offenders - they both are. You can only hope shame or stigma will come back.

You are truly a mindless heartless bitter and ignorant fool. May the new year bring you what exists in your heart.

[billorites]

This was on the front page of our local paper Thursday.

Mike Webb and Catrina Shaw of Greenfield cradle their newborn son,
Colton Jonathan Webb, born on Christmas day at 1:05 p.m.
at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough.
Colton weighed 4 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 17 inches long.
Photo by Carole Allen / Monadnock Ledger staff

[MaryFromMichigan]

"It's a paradox," he said. "How can they be old enough to commit an offense if they're not old enough to consent to it?"

Wow.

[My Favorite Headache]

Check the dateline...it's UTAH. I'm sure they were busy with choir practice and all...

[AnalogReigns]

I seriously doubt it's for life. Virtually all offenses by minors are wiped from their records at age 18.

[DariusBane]

Zero Tolerance PING


Again we are criminalizing bad behavior and dumb decisions. Where are the parents? This should be a two family solution only.

[M203M4]

You know, it would be nice if the label "sex offender" conveyed more useful information. The application here is simply petty (and please, spare me ridiculous comparisons).

[Mfkmmof4]

With the mother labeled a sex offender does this mean the baby will be removed by social services?

[mc6809e]

In addition to having a child while still a child, she now is labeled as a sex offender the rest of her life. Common sense in both matters have flown out the window.

Welcome to the new conservatism.

[DariusBane]

This is certainally not conservatism. I don't know what "new conservatism" means. Can you expalain?

[MRMEAN]

The appeals court on Friday ruled that the law's ``rigorous protections'' for younger minors include protecting them from each other.

This is legal insanity. 19th Century Feminist agitation resulted in the raising the age of consent far above the age when youth became sexually mature, to preserve the "purity of women." (there were other legal protections) While we would hope and should strive to educate youth not to engage in early and irresponsible sexual act ivies with each other, youth in every age, with or without society approval have done it.

In an earlier age the girl might have been sent off "to visit a relative" and the baby placed out; or a marriage might have been arranged; far more sensible and humane solutions than these absurd and self righteous prosecutions.

[No Blue States]

The judge couldnt seperate the spirit of the law versus the letter of the law.
How absurd. Make them marry and put him to work full time.

[freedumb2003]

Check the dateline...it's UTAH. I'm sure they were busy with choir practice and all..

Both are following in the footsteps of old Husckter Smith. Wife #1 (about the correct age) is under the belt, and a little in advance of plan.