I also would like to challenge the good people of Jay to also realize that at least one of these teacher had younger kids..Those kids did nothing wrong and think how devastated and what life a changing impact ..what tragedy has occurred to those children by a parents horrendous mistake..I hope the community will reach out and assist those children and come along beside them and support them…..they need care and love to survive

Yes, it is indeed judgmental to point out that some are cowardly in being afraid to publicly identify themselves. Not that I’m condemning cowards, that would be wrong, and I’ve already got enough flaws for one lifetime.

But the fact is that some people actually ARE better than some other people, otherwise nobody would be in jail or else we all would.

I know a lady who went to visit her cousin in prison one time. The inmate started to berate, castigate, and generally put her down for her “better than thou” attitude.

When she finally paused for a breath, the visitor finally had a chance to explain she was really there just to let her know her mother had died.

The condemning inmate realized the one upon whom she had depended to care for her children during her incarcerations was no longer available. She begged the lady whose only flaw was refusal to commit crimes to care for her children.

Being the forgiving type, she agreed and did so to the best of her ability. As best I know the children also act better than their mother had.

David thinking we should aspire to goodness
not denounce those who do

I want you to be able to rest assured that my children may have been hurt by the actions of people we love, but they have not been tainted. We also (as a family) used this as a learning experience. (I am puzzled by the fact you referenced my “children” when in fact the only reference I made in my post was to my daughter).

Yes, we loved and trusted them!! We still love them, and trust is something they will have to earn again. Trust me, I realize that our tolerance of this is based upon the fact we know them personally. I have often watched the news and made statements about how someone should spend the rest of their life in jail. This has also been a learning experience for me. Anyone that breaks the law deserves to be punished to the fullest extent the judicial system sees fit. However, our jobs as friends and family is to support them through it.

I hate that you feel like I have a “better than us attitude,” because that is not true.
I hate that you feel like I was preaching to you. I was only sharing my opinion, just like everyone else on here does. I did make the statement that anonymous posts are “cowardly, but I did not individually refer to any one person as a coward. Name calling is childish!!

I am not irked, I don’t post on here often. Only when I feel strongly about something. I am not the type to take revenge on anyone.

I am fully aware that my opinion is not shared by all, and I respect that. I will always stand up for what I believe in. The old saying goes “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Unfortunately that is not true. Words do hurt, but words can also encourage and heal. I choose to be an encourager!!

I’m good at that. There are people who think the only punishment was jail time. There is other punishment associated which is not being considered.

And as to time served, most crimes involving minors involve people under the age of 13 and the forceful intercourse of a male on a female child. such is not the case here. And yes there is a difference even though what was done was wrong.

David lacking mentis