10/23/07 - What’s your opinion about this case?

- Police have always used informants in cases. This is no different than infiltrating the inner circles of the mafia or drug lords. It’s a necessary evil.: (15%)

- Disgusting! The fact that they paid this guy to have illegal sex four times is ridiculous. How nice to see $160 of our tax dollars going toward this guy’s sexual gratification.: (15%)

- The state troopers who laughed while this was going on are a couple of “bad apples.” Hopefully, their supervisor will deal with them accordingly.: (15%)

- It’s a sad commentary on our justice system to see that the only person charged in this whole ordeal was a woman.: (54%)

9/20/07 - What do you think about this case?

- The story seems to emphasize that the man was an Olympic swimming coach. Makes one wonder how much his celebrity status contributed to the “not guilty” verdict!: (8%)

- It’s a shame that, because this coach went the extra mile and tried to help a student in need, he is then accused of abuse.: (25%)

- The victim-blaming in this article is outrageous. Describing the victim as “by all accounts a troubled man” is hardly objective.: (50%)

- This man simply developed a friendship with a student. Not all teaching takes place within the structure of a class during designated hours.: (17%)

8/27/07 - What’s your take on the “Ike Turner Day” idea?

- Are you kidding me?! The idea that anyone would even suggest the possibility of an “Ike Turner Day” is absolutely absurd!: (32%)

- This guy has paid for his mistakes over the past 40 years. Don’t honor him but don’t vilify him either.: (16%)

- Bravo to Mayor Francis Slay for putting the kibosh on celebrating an abuser.: (53%)

- If it hadn’t been for Ike, Tina Turner would still be Anna Mae Bullock from Nutbush, Tennessee. Despite his faults, he made her a star.: (0%)

8/01/07 - What do you think
about this settlement?

- This is nothing more than a $660 million Band-Aid. No amount of money will repair the survivors’ lives.: (40%)

- Wow! The Roman Catholic Archdiocese’s pockets run very deep. Sounds like this settlement will do little to hurt them financially.: (0%)

- It’s about time! What a wonderful precedent for victims everywhere!: (0%)

- Wonder if the lawyers who were so “emotional” about the case will feel the need to donate any of their $264 million in fees to victims’ rights organizations.: (60%)

7/17/07 - What’s your opinion about this case?

- How many more women does this man have to drug and rape before a jury will convict him? The jury completely dropped the ball here.: (11)

- At least he was charged with assault. Hopefully, he’ll face some jail time.: (1)

- It’s only a matter of time before he rapes again. How can any woman be safe will him roaming the streets?.: (1)

- Pretending to be a doctor or an astronaut wasn’t enough to get women to sleep with him. He needed drugs, too. Wow, he must be a real winner of a guy.: (4)

6/1/07 - What's your opinion about Miss America's role in catching Internet predators?

- It's great to see that Miss America is using her celebrity status to highlight such an important topic.: (12)

- This was nothing more than a publicity stunt to boost the ratings for "America's Most Wanted.": (2)

- Great job! During the pageant, Lauren Nelson stated that Internet safety would be her platform. Her appearance on "America's Most Wanted" will spread her message to so many millions.: (7)

- Trolling for online predators is unbecoming for any Miss America. These beauties need to stick with less controversial topics.: (2)

5/1/07 - What’s your opinion about this lawsuit?

- This is classic bullying. An older student is preying upon a younger one. The sixth-grader’s parents are justified in suing the school district.: (2)

- Would the parents be so quick to sue if this were a boy-girl situation instead of a girl-girl situation? This is a case of homophobia.: (1)

- Even eighth-graders need to be punished for sexually inappropriate behavior. By that age, you know what’s right and what’s wrong.: (3)

- Where was the school guidance counselor through all of this? The school missed a prime opportunity to help both of these students.: (5)

4/10/07 - The newspaper describes the 15 year old girl as the 22 year old man's "girlfriend." What's your opinion of the wording in this news article?

- 1. If Obama is going to be a public figure, he has to learn to put up with attacks like this. He’ll encounter much worse on the campaign trail over the next several months.: (4)

- Obama is a dad first and a presidential candidate second. He needs to take every measure to protect the well-being of his daughters..: (10)

- Like the article said, even pedophiles have the right to free speech.: (3)

- Even though the pedophile was standing behind his right to free speech, Obama won. He got the pedophile to take down the photos.: (0)

3/22/07 - The newspaper describes the 15 year old girl as the 22 year old man's "girlfriend." What's your opinion of the wording in this news article?

- The sex was consensual, and she's old enough to know what she's doing. she probably considered herself to be the man's girlfriend, so the article should refer to her that way.: (3)

- Disgusting! This is rage. A 15 year old girl should never be considered the "girlfriend" of a man 7 years her senior.: (7)

- There isn’t that big of an age difference. At 15, she’s probably just as mature as a 22-year-old male. If they were boyfriend and girlfriend, that’s their business.: (3)

- The newspaper is completely at fault here. Their headline uses the phrase “having sex” instead of “raping.” The writer also uses the words “girlfriend” and “relationship” so refer to what is clearly sexual abuse. Ridiculous! : (9)

3/07/07 - What do you think is the real story here?

- She’s a substitute teacher who showed up that day to do her job. Give her a break. Where was the regular teacher during all of this?: (3)

- Even if she was “under strict orders” to keep the computer on, she could have simply turned off the monitor. Problem solved.: (7)

- Everyone’s familiar with pop-ups. This is not a big deal. The children have seen at least that much on their home computers.: (2)

- The principal’s at fault here. He knew the computer didn’t have a firewall. How can you take a risk like that with a classroom full of seventh-graders? : (10)

2/15/07 - What do you think about the child rape scene in the movie?

- Dakota Fanning was playing a role - nothing more. The scene was shot in segments with a whole crew of onlookers. She was not in a rape situation.: (6)

- I'm going to reserve any kind of opinion until after I see the film.: (8)

- This is child abuse. Dakota Fanning's parents should be cited for neglect.: (5)

- "Hounddog" will be an asset to the anti-sexual assualt movement. More actors and actesses need to choose roles that expose the ugliness of rape. : (8)

1/1/07 - The defense attorney provided a woman - whose son was accused of gang rape - with a copy of the victim's taped statement. The woman took the DVD home and tried to make copies of it. What do you think of that?

- The attorney knows better. He should face charges for allowing evidence to leave the courtroom.: (13)

- Since the evidence is safely back in the courtroom, the judge needs to concentrate on what's important: the trial for a young girl who was gang-raped.: (1)

- The case is tainted now and should be thrown out of court.: (0)

- The mother has every right to familiarize herself with the evidence against her son. She's not at fault. : (2)

12/19/06 - Who's the victim in this case?

- It's definitely a rape. The teacher completely abused her power and took advantage of this student.: (2)

- The teacher was raped. A 16-year-old boy is strong enough and powerful enough to rape any woman.: (2)

- The teacher was worried about being caught having an affair with a student, so she made up the rape story.: (2)

- Aren't we supposed to believe the victim? If she says she was raped, she was. : (3)

12/12/06 - Does sexy music trigger teen sex?

- The "experts have been blaming music as the cause of teenage delinquency since before the days of Elvis Presley. The real responsibility lies with the parents - not the record companies.: (5)

- Teens listen to music non-stop. If they're constantly hearing about explicit sex, they will naturally become curious about having sex themselves.: (17)

- Songs with degrading sexual messages make teens desensitized to sex in their own lives. Having sex is not a big deal when you've already learned all about it through radio and CDs.: (19)

- Music isn't nearly as strong of an influence as good parenting and a loving home environment. : (10)

6/15/06 - What do you think of this story?

- Did anyone bother to check the height of the children he assualted? It's a safe bet this "little guy" was a lot bigger than his victims.: (10)

- The judge has a responsibility to protect the accused. That's a basic right as an American citizen.: (2)

- This guy is going to reoffend in no time. I hope his neighbors know there's a child molester on probation next door.: (7)

- Way to go, judge. You've just set a precedent that helps every "vertically-challenged" sex offender in the country. : (10)

5/25/06 - What's your take on the Duke lacrosse rape story?

- Sounds like rape to me. The woman left that house in a panic and her medical exam showed she'd been sexually traumatized!: (23)

- It's too soon to tell. The team is innocent until proven guilty: (9)

- This is a race issue. If a group of black men were accused of raping a white Duke female, an arrest would've been made by now.: (7)

- I think something terrible happened to this woman,
but I'm not sure it it was rape. : (3)