Henry Dennis is dead

Not Smelly wrote:

Rec Runner x wrote:

What pedophiles and cross country teachers who have sexual desires on children lose sight of to a terrible, terrible degree - a devastating degree - is that their victims are real people who will suffer forever whatever abuses are perpetrated on them.

Victims? Abuse? he had relations with a 17 year old girl. She didn't do anything against her will & he sure did not abuse her. Sheeesh!

When that 17 year old girl becomes your daughter you will not be saying this. Teenage years are very delicate times where teens usually submit to people in power for certain gains. Although women continue to do this throughout their entire life, while your little daughter is still young you have someone to blame. Pedophilia is wrong, no matter what age.

Rec Runner x wrote:

Not Smelly wrote:

Victims? Abuse? he had relations with a 17 year old girl. She didn't do anything against her will & he sure did not abuse her. Sheeesh!

When that 17 year old girl becomes your daughter you will not be saying this. Teenage years are very delicate times where teens usually submit to people in power for certain gains. Although women continue to do this throughout their entire life, while your little daughter is still young you have someone to blame. Pedophilia is wrong, no matter what age.

Pedophilia is the molestation of a child... Screwing a 17-year old girl isn't pedophilia, she's developed like an adult. Pedophilia is the sexual attraction to a pre-pubescent person. A 17 year old has gone through puberty... Doing a 17 year old might be a little skreevy, but it's not a whole lot different than an 18 year old "adult".

Ruff wrote:

Pedophilia is the molestation of a child... Screwing a 17-year old girl isn't pedophilia, she's developed like an adult. Pedophilia is the sexual attraction to a pre-pubescent person. A 17 year old has gone through puberty... Doing a 17 year old might be a little skreevy, but it's not a whole lot different than an 18 year old "adult".

It's not pedophelia, but doing a 17 year old when you're in a position of power over her in a teacher-student or coach-athlete relationship is more than just a little skeevy. It would still be inappropriate if she were a 20 year old college Junior instead.

While I don't approve of his scandals, I hope that isn't his legacy. Anyone who got to know Henry Dennis knows that as a friend, he was a great guy, genuine, full of life, so much fun to be around. He will be missed.

Rec Runner x wrote:

When that 17 year old girl becomes your daughter you will not be saying this. Teenage years are very delicate times where teens usually submit to people in power for certain gains. Although women continue to do this throughout their entire life, while your little daughter is still young you have someone to blame. Pedophilia is wrong, no matter what age.

Then explain why age of consent in many states is 16?

asfsdafsdaf wrote:

Rec Runner x wrote:

When that 17 year old girl becomes your daughter you will not be saying this. Teenage years are very delicate times where teens usually submit to people in power for certain gains. Although women continue to do this throughout their entire life, while your little daughter is still young you have someone to blame. Pedophilia is wrong, no matter what age.

Then explain why age of consent in many states is 16?

The age of consent is completely arbitrary. It could have easily been 15. The point is that the law states that adults should not have sex with minors and if we are to function as a society, we have to follow rules.

To me, Coach Dennis will always be the guy whose face lights up when he sees you and never seems to be in a bad mood. I haven't seen him in a few years but I'll always remember him.

I QUIT riding my bike on the roads 4 or 5 years ago. It isn't even about drunk drivers.

I was running a couple weeks ago about 9 in the morning on a small highway. A truck pulling an enclosed trailer obviously wasn't paying attention. When I headed for the ditch, the trailer wheels were at least a foot over the white line. If that was a bike riding with traffic, they would have never saw the trailer hit them.

I knew Henry from his high school running days in Cincinnati. He was a sweet, slightly shy, encouraging, nice guy and of course an incredible runner. I lost track of him over the years and am saddened to hear of his troubles and untimely death. My condolences to his family and friends, especially his two boys.

Henry was a great guy! I remember the first race against Henry when he was running at Miami OH before his Wisconcin days. The guy was a stud runner, a great man and father. I feel bad for his children and his family!

Rec Runner x - take your posts to another thread we don't need your opinions here. The man is dead and his kids are without a father. Keep the post positive!

age of consent is 18 in some states when u have a position of power over someone..

Not Smelly wrote:

Victims? Abuse? he had relations with a 17 year old girl. She didn't do anything against her will & he sure did not abuse her. Sheeesh!

You don't think his wife and family were victims?

So long Henry. RIP bro

Nice censored thread, somebody should start some threads celebrating the life of white sex offenders who pass away, those threads would either be pulled or censored in the other direction.

Hypocrites wrote:

Nice censored thread, somebody should start some threads celebrating the life of white sex offenders who pass away, those threads would either be pulled or censored in the other direction.

While we're at it, let's just celebrate living sex offenders who run track. God Bless America.

Few things are as tiresome as white people going on and on about supposed reverse discrimination.

But what is worse is posting anonymous nastiness on a forum populated by people who knew Henry personally and are currently grieving his death.

Hope you are enjoying yourself.

(Not that it matters, but I am white.)

Rec Runner x wrote:

Not Smelly wrote:

Victims? Abuse? he had relations with a 17 year old girl. She didn't do anything against her will & he sure did not abuse her. Sheeesh!

When that 17 year old girl becomes your daughter you will not be saying this. Teenage years are very delicate times where teens usually submit to people in power for certain gains. Although women continue to do this throughout their entire life, while your little daughter is still young you have someone to blame. Pedophilia is wrong, no matter what age.

This is obviously not pedophilia and the reason should be obvious - if a 17 year old guy had sex with a 17 year old girl, nobody would be thinking anything of it - but if a 17 year old guy had sex with a 10 year old girl, we would be nauseated. It is pedophila if the thought of the victim having sex regardless of their partner's age nauseates. What if the gender roles were reversed. Nobody should go to jail for having sex with a 17 year old. Accept a moderate ass-shipping from an angry dad? Sure. Get fired if it is a student? Absolultely. Jail? Ridiculous. A 17 year old is not a child, for Christ's sake. Something can be a bit creepy and disturbing without being a crime. If you can't see the difference in having sex with a 17 year old and having sex with an 8 year old, you need to have your head examined.

It sucks that someone had to die the way he did, not to mention the circumstances surrounding the case and all the fall out. Unfortunately, there is the law and there has to be some age limit that is agreed on to abide by. He clearly broke the law and anyone arguing that jail was not acceptable needs to zip it or try and pass a law that lowers the age of the child you can mess around with.

To the person I am replying to. Of course there is a difference between an 8 yr old and an 17 yr old. It's called puberty. Naturally, evolution would call for that we have sex with those who can reproduce. Thus, having sex with anyone below the age of 12 would be shunned by society because morals come into play when you are not reproducing, but merely having sex. Follow me, I swear I'm getting somewhere. Now, with that being said, once one is able to produce doesn't mean they should be rushed into the production process. The female should have time to mature and consider what type of male she would like to continue evolution with. Having sex with someone who has not matured enough to make this decision (our society places that maturation at 18), is a crime and contrary to evolution.