In response to Re: moral dilemma? (San Migs)

San Migs wrote:

Is it legal in your country for a teacher to have a sexual relationship with a student?

This would probably fall under employment law, and not really criminal law, so unless you can prove the laws for countries like Australia, the UK and the USA and so on, I would say it is probably perfectly legal. The teacher losing his job does not mean the relationship has to end. A 21 year old is a woman, not a girl, end of discussion!

Well you are flat out wrong. It IS illegal in many states in America. It varies from State to state, and there are differences about what ages are "felonies," some putting it at 17-18 (Texas), in which case it is considered "sexual assault," and others have no stipulation about age: North Carolina, Ohio, and Connecticut:

In North Carolina and Ohio, as in Connecticut, these provisions apply even if the student is 18 or older.

For example, here is the law in Ohio:

Er, um, the penalty, in Ohio, for example, is as follows:

"Sexual battery is a third degree felony and offenders are subject to imprisonment for one to five years, a fine of up to $5,000, or both."

Interestingly there are a lot of provisions in various states where the greater the age difference, such as "more than 4 years" or

So, my friend, your statement that teachers having sex with university students is perfectly legal in the West has now been shattered. It is much closer to "perfectly illegal" isn't it? http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-R-0710.htm

Thus your statement that "A 21 year old is a woman, not a girl, end of discussion!" was also a false conclusion to a losing argument. In some states it is a felony for a teacher to have sex with a 21 year old student at the campus where the teacher works.

So, I will say, "Students are off limits", and to quote you, "End of discussion"

Game, set, match = you are an asshole if you sleep with your students.

I hope you guys can quite wasting my time trying to justify defiling students!