surlywench
08-21-2006, 11:23 AM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14434936/
Shedrick Hamilton uses the same phrase to describe his own actions that landed him in Oneida Correctional Facility in upstate New York for 15 months for having sex with a 16-year-old high school student he met while working as a Marine Corps recruiter.
Hamilton said the victim had dropped her pants in his office as a prank a few weeks earlier, and that on this day she reached over and caressed his groin while he was driving her to a recruiting event.
“I pulled over and asked her to climb into the back seat,” he said. “I should have pushed her away. I was the adult in the situation. I should have put my foot down, called her parents.”
As a result, he was convicted of third-degree rape, and left the service with an other-than-honorable discharge. He wipes the collar of his prison jumpsuit across his cheek, smearing tears that won’t stop.
“I literally kick myself ... every day. It hurts. It hurts a lot. As much as I pray, as much as I work on it in counseling, I still can’t repair the pain that I caused a girl, her family, my family, my kids. It’s very hard to deal with,” he says, dropping his head. “It’s very, very hard to deal with.”
wait...the 16 yr. old drops her pants, and then 'caresses his groin' and then is surprised to find herself on the backseat of the car?????? WHAT THE HELL WAS SHE THINKING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN?
uhm...yeah, he shoulda pushed her away, called her parents *AND* told her that her behavior is not only unacceptable, but disgusting. he had kids, was probably married, and she's just *GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH*
It's true he was the adult, but at 16, frankly, she should have demonstrated a little more common sense and awareness of the potential outcomes of her actions. as in, she should have kept her hands to herself.
Shedrick Hamilton uses the same phrase to describe his own actions that landed him in Oneida Correctional Facility in upstate New York for 15 months for having sex with a 16-year-old high school student he met while working as a Marine Corps recruiter.
Hamilton said the victim had dropped her pants in his office as a prank a few weeks earlier, and that on this day she reached over and caressed his groin while he was driving her to a recruiting event.
“I pulled over and asked her to climb into the back seat,” he said. “I should have pushed her away. I was the adult in the situation. I should have put my foot down, called her parents.”
As a result, he was convicted of third-degree rape, and left the service with an other-than-honorable discharge. He wipes the collar of his prison jumpsuit across his cheek, smearing tears that won’t stop.
“I literally kick myself ... every day. It hurts. It hurts a lot. As much as I pray, as much as I work on it in counseling, I still can’t repair the pain that I caused a girl, her family, my family, my kids. It’s very hard to deal with,” he says, dropping his head. “It’s very, very hard to deal with.”
wait...the 16 yr. old drops her pants, and then 'caresses his groin' and then is surprised to find herself on the backseat of the car?????? WHAT THE HELL WAS SHE THINKING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN?
uhm...yeah, he shoulda pushed her away, called her parents *AND* told her that her behavior is not only unacceptable, but disgusting. he had kids, was probably married, and she's just *GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH*
It's true he was the adult, but at 16, frankly, she should have demonstrated a little more common sense and awareness of the potential outcomes of her actions. as in, she should have kept her hands to herself.