Today, another 'teacher' (both pun and sarcastically) was nailed here in VA for the mambo with a minor.  And it was another woman.  While the press is talking about "25-60 years", we will have to see what the real sentence is.  But it brings up an interesting and perplexing question.

Have we (as a society) grown more aware of child molestation (the Kentucky one of this week, plus the numerous ones of the past 2 year), and now see Female on Male sex when the male is a minor, as abuse?  Are we finally turning the corner (in contrast to other Countries like Canada) where the person in control is truly guilty of abuse?

I wonder.

But one thing is undeniable.  While hormonal males are randy and eager, the simple fact that they are not in control is now becoming obvious and the females are being nabbed and prosecuted.  I do not recall so many female teachers in the past, indeed, give history past the last 10 years, I cannot think of a single female teacher, being convicted of a predatory crime with a male.  And yet, since Mary Latourneau, (sp) we have have now been regaled with them daily!  While the reports of the male teachers sink into oblivion.

I am not naive.  I know that the latter is because they know they are marked and must now explore a new venue to practice pedophilia.  In the "bliss but ignorant" old days, men could get away with it with impunity and did.  And then the hammer fell.

Now the hammer is falling on the other side.  And perhaps there are so many now being reported because they are slow to learn the lesson of their male counterparts.

So perhaps, like the Priesthood, the predators are moving on to other occupations.  Which is good and bad.  Good that we can now start trusting another segment of the population that deals with our children daily.  Bad in that we now have to figure out where they are now going.

I hate to say it, but most of the cases that we are now prosecuting here in the old Colonies, are not prosecutable in the northern neighbor.  So maybe they are going there? 

This is not a slam.  This is a heads up.  When you root out the roaches from the house, the are not exterminated.  They do go somewhere.  Never think that just because you squashed a few, that you killed them all.  So Perhaps America is getting rid of ITS problem.  But the problem still exists.  Subvertly or overtly.  It still exists.

But at least we are making it harder for them to flourish.  And not making it legal.

Maybe instead of thinking of your next socialistic benefit, Canada should be thinking of the rats crossing the border.