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To: Rambi who wrote (9863)	4/16/1998 1:54:00 PM
From: BlueCrab	Respond to of 71178

Penni -- <<And---should the law be about understanding? >> Of mental illness? Of course. Difficult to get a case thrown out due to mental illness, however, especially if the defendant has been functioning reasonably well otherwise. And many defendants will not accept a mental illness defense. <<What if this were your son?>> I'd be upset, of course. So would you. But I would be far more upset about the effects of the trial, the publicity, the public stigma on my child than the effects of the sexual relationship. <<What if it were your daughter and a male teacher who impregnated her?>> This happened at my own high school. The teacher was fired, they married, then divorced a few years later. Amicably, as I recall. It was tough on her parents; it was still the 50s in our little town, although the year was 1964 or 65. It would depend, in significant part, on my daughter, her level of maturity, the circumstances of their relationship and the way in which they were prepared to handle it. Has nothing to do with the teaching profession - the guy could "be" anything. And as we all know, seduction is a two-way street. We hope to maintain the kind of relationship with our kids in which they can confide in us, and talk to us about their hopes, fears and expectations. A large part of "seduction" is an ability to communicate with someone, especially in the absence of positive influence from parents, family, or friends.