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Old 10-26-2007, 08:41 AM
 
Location: Douglasville, GA
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By order of the Georgia state Supreme Court. About damn time if you ask me. But a narrow 4-3 vote? But I guess the bottom line is the same 4-3 or unanimous. If what took place there was a crime then they need to erect 10 more prisons in every state for all the teens that should be imprisoned.

ESPN - Georgia Supreme Court orders Wilson released - ESPN
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Old 10-26-2007, 09:05 AM
 
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Finally, hopefully he can move on with his life now. He was a very talented football player and good student. Two years in prison is no joke but he's still young and hopefully can still pursue his goals.
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Old 10-26-2007, 09:13 AM
 
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SUE Genarlow Wilson SUE - Get that $$$$ little duffle bag boy!!!!
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Old 10-26-2007, 09:29 AM
 
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Sue on what grounds?

The sentence was unduly harsh, I hope he moves on with his life.

P.S. Age of consent in that state is 16. He would have been fine if he hadn't videotaped the 15 year old.
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Old 10-26-2007, 09:48 AM
 
Location: Savannah GA/Lk Hopatcong NJ
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By order of the Georgia state Supreme Court. About damn time if you ask me. But a narrow 4-3 vote? But I guess the bottom line is the same 4-3 or unanimous. If what took place there was a crime then they need to erect 10 more prisons in every state for all the teens that should be imprisoned.

ESPN - Georgia Supreme Court orders Wilson released - ESPN
It's about time!!!! Kid should NEVER of seen the inside of a prison.

Stuff like this is what makes me very hesitant to reside in one of the "y'all" states even just for winter..
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Old 10-26-2007, 10:11 AM
 
Location: Midtown
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Finally...there are real sexual predators that need to be locked up-not consentual acts between two teenagers. They might as well lock up every kid in Georgia. Makes me wonder about the 3 votes who wanted to keep him in jail. I wonder if they will release an opinion.
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Old 10-26-2007, 10:27 AM
 
Location: Savannah GA/Lk Hopatcong NJ
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Finally...there are real sexual predators that need to be locked up-not consentual acts between two teenagers. They might as well lock up every kid in Georgia. Makes me wonder about the 3 votes who wanted to keep him in jail. I wonder if they will release an opinion.
Yes, I wonder what their reasoning was as well
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Old 10-26-2007, 11:47 AM
 
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IMHO Wilson should have been locked up. You can argue about how teenagers have sex all the time but that's not the point here. Just because other teenagers have sex with underage 15 year old intoxicated drugged girls doesn't make what Wilson and his crew did any less wrong.

Wilson and his buddies had sex with an intoxicated/drugged underage 15 year old girl and videotapped it. In what possible world is that OK?
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Old 10-26-2007, 12:25 PM
 
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IMHO Wilson should have been locked up. You can argue about how teenagers have sex all the time but that's not the point here. Just because other teenagers have sex with underage 15 year old intoxicated drugged girls doesn't make what Wilson and his crew did any less wrong.

Wilson and his buddies had sex with an intoxicated/drugged underage 15 year old girl and videotapped it. In what possible world is that OK?

If this was truly a crime do you know how many high schoolers in the United States would be locked up? The act was CONSENSUAL. This was not some passed out drunk girl who was physically taken advantage of. He was 17 and she was 15. Considering the way boys and girls mature that is really not much of a difference.
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Old 10-26-2007, 12:29 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Thank goodness Wilson is or will be out. As much as I'd like to think that stupidity like this is confined to the Bible belt, I know it is not. My state, Michigan, has prosecuted much younger kids than Wilson for just goofing around with other kids. It's a disgrace.
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