High School Coach faces two new molestation charges

[AnimeSpirit]

Originally Posted by joepole

The US is also the only country that reports rape statistics by accusation. The other countries report by conviction.

Really? That's interesting because:

http://www.ibiblio.org/rcip/stats.html
In 2004 in the US, there were 209,880 victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assaults. 84% of women did not report their rapes to police.

SO, you're saying that we are only counting accusations and not convictions. Well, according to this website, only a handful of the reports are actually being reported to police and we STILL outnumber other countries! That's even MORE disturbing! O_o;;

[joepole]

Official crime statistics take into account unreported rapes the same way the census takes into account unsurveyed people.

[AnimeSpirit]

Well, I wouldn't know how that's done. Why don't you tell us? Drop some references here so we can figure it all out.

I have no experience or direct knowledge on how the census report is calculated, but I would assume they estimate it based on the population's growth percentage in previous years. I am familiar with technical analysis and calculating estimates based on technical trends. For instance, if the population grew by 30% in 2004 and by 40% in 2005, then it's prudent to assume the population would grow by 50% in 2006. Is that what you're referring to?

[Al Swearengen]

I have no data to back this up, but I wouldnt be surprised to find that fewer men are going into jobs that involve contact with children and teens. If I were a teacher, for example, I would go to great lengths to insure that not only would I never lay hands on a student in any way that could possibly be construed as inappropriate, I'd never allow myself to be in a situation where I was alone and unobserved with one. Its just too damn easy for some disgruntled kid with a chip on her shoulder to ruin a career with a single false accusation. Maybe she didnt like the grade she received...or maybe shes been fantasizing about getting "Mr. Jones" into the sack, and when she suggests it to him, he spurns her advances, thus earning her wrath. If that wouldnt scare the hell out of a male teacher I dont know what would. Reminds me of that old Police tune "Dont Stand So Close To Me".

Theres a scene in the new movie "Babel" where a disturbed young Japanese girl tries to tempt a dentist and a police detective in just such a fashion. Scare-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Ofcourse, there are plenty of teachers, both male and female, that enter into illicit relationships with underage students. I have to admit though that in the cases where the teacher is an attractive female and the lucky lil bastard "cough" excuse me, I mean VICTIM, is a young teen boy...all I can say is where the hell were those teachers when I was growing up? Thats every young boy's dream!

[AnimeSpirit]

Yikes! That is scarey. I'm glad I work at a job where I have ZERO contact with children and almost no contact with adults.

[Bob]

Originally Posted by Al Swearengen

I'd never allow myself to be in a situation where I was alone and unobserved with one.

you bring up some good points.. it's my understanding that this is already the practices in most public schools.. and that is for teacher not to be alone with a student. If it's not a 'rule' per se, I do believe they try and keep it in mind, for this very reason.