It is not easy to see the point of his comparison. Would it be fairer ifthe numbers were equalised?
Things become even more perplexing later in the BBC News online storythat quoted him. As supporting evidence it refers to Dwayne Best, whoadmitting raping a teacher when he was 15. He's certainly a sexoffender.
But he was detained for life, so he's not really a pupil.
Next to be quoted are people calling themselves teachers on an internetforum. One says one of her pupils was put on the register at the age ofnine for raping his cousin.
Hmmm. The age of criminal responsibility is 10. Nine-year-olds justdon't get convicted. Sorry. It's not making a lot of sense.
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