Talk:Wilson v. State

message: Is there a citation for the "victim" being African American?  I had heard that she was white.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.221.152 (talk) 14:41, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: African American?

message: He's free now. Someone should add that to the article.
He is still in jail. Jackaranga 06:38, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Freedom 

message: In the following sentence is there an error ?  The "aggravated" nature of the charge refers to sodomy (oral sex) rather than a mere "immoral or indecent act.  Sodomy is not the same as oral sex,  is that phrase claiming they are the same thing I don't understand. Jackaranga 06:41, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Um I was just reading Sodomy Law, I understand better now.  I must admit I am rather surprised, I thought Americans would understand that there is a major difference in between oral sex and anal sex.  Although I guess it is mainly a law to stop homosexual men from having any form of sex.  Just seems strange as I have never associated the two in my mind.  Jackaranga 06:50, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: To paraphrase one fag I know, it also fails to account for the creativity of homosexuals. :P --Kizor 19:37, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

text: The word "sodomy" comes from "the sin of Sodom", a biblical reference, and in this context can mean anything other than straightforward male-female genital coupling for the purpose of procreation. --Tony Sidaway 21:50, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strange error ? 

message: "Judge Thomas H. Wilson that Genarlow Wilson's punishment be declared cruel and unusual"
Judge Wilson orders release of sex offender Wilson? Smells wrong.
The perverse acts of this convicted sex offender clearly merits his conviction. Else, he hadn't been convicted by the American legal system. Barry Boster 18:55, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Barry Boster - Your opinion is irrelevant to the purpose of Wikipedia, which is to report facts. If you wish to express it, there are numerous venues (other than this site) where you may express them. --SuperNova |T|C| 01:21, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

text: Barry -- "Merits conviction else he wouldn't have been convicted"?? What do you think the purpose of the appellant apparatus of any (let alone American) legal system is? SmallRepair 19:08, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Comment

message: From the article - "Had Wilson had intercourse with the 15-year-old and not received oral sex from her, he would have been subject to up to 12-month penalty (statutory rape), with no sex offender status, instead of the 10-year minimum term that the judge gave him. (Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 16-6-3 and 16-6-4)"
Sorry if this has already been discussed, but individuals who are found guilty of statutory rape are still recorded in the National Sex Offender Registry, and would therefore still receive "sex offender status".  (Go to FamilyWatchdog for more information about the registry).  Just wanted to clear that up, so people don't read it and then go around statutorily raping other people and think that they won't receive "sex offender status".
:I modified the sentence to read:Had the two teenagers had intercourse without oral sex, Wilson would have been charged with a misdemeanor, punishable up to 12-months, with no sex offender status, instead of the 10-year minimum term that the judge gave him. and used a New York times citation vs. using the Georgia statutes. The latter is not allowed as they require an expert to interpret them -- not only as plain text, but as they are actually applied in the State of Georgia -- i.e., an attorney. Instead, Wikipedia requires sources. SmallRepair 18:33, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "Sex Offender Status"

message: I have just reverted a change to the first paragraph of background information. I have no reason to doubt that  71.158.240.107 made the changes in good faith, but since this is dealing with people still living, we need to apply special care to the way things are expressed.
Here is a link to the diff of my revert edit.  Here is the affected paragraph, with the reversions I have applied indicated by showing as struck out the material I removed, and as bold the material I restored. 
As I understand the matter, the evidence at the first trial shows that the 17 year old was awake and aware when she had sex with Wilson. Looking at it now, I am going to put back the word "disorientated", which was an improvement. I think the other changes need to be discussed and justified here before any additions are made. Since this deals with living persons, careful and neutral wording should be the default preference. —Duae Quartunciae (talk · cont) 22:46, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Background information reverted 

message: I reverted the change of 74.255.41.130. I am unclear why these changes were made and have invited the editor to discuss this here. The reasons I reverted: Why state that she was "White" (caps not needed) when the preponderance of sources say otherwise? Even ABC's site posts the AP source which states she was black. Why delete the reference to the Georgia local news media who, with some confidence, would know best. ∴ Therefore | talk 21:53, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Race of 15 year old 

message: Let me make sure I understand what happened in this case. So under Georgia law, he is guilty of child molestation—of essentially raping a child, agree or not, he is guilty under Georgia law. Now, he goes to college and gets a full ride because he was convicted, correctly with the nature of the law, of raping a child. Yet if I get caught with half of a joint in my ash tray, I am not eligible for any student loans, grants, or scholarships because I have a drug conviction for a small amount of pot. But someone who is a convicted child molester can get a full ride at a private school (Morehouse College). Please tell me who is a greater threat or who has caused more harm to society. Thank you--65.31.55.44 (talk) 16:29, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Let me point you to what is on the top of every discussion page:This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Wilson v. State of Georgia article. This is not a forum for general discussion about the article's subject.I recommend finding a blog, newsgroup, social network, or any one of the myriad options you have to discuss your concerns. Thanks! ∴ Therefore | talk 22:51, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The System 

message: It seems that his 10-year sentence was overturned, but I presume his conviction (as a sex offender) was not? This should be made more clear. Barry Boster (talk) 03:53, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: He's still convicted of aggravated child molestation, it seems. I don't think child molesters should be allowed to work as teachers or go to college. They belong in prison. Barry Boster (talk) 03:59, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Your opinions are not relevant here. Nor is the standard of Wikipedia whether it "seems" or you "presume" something to be the truth. Find a source for your statement, restate it in a netural manner, and it may be a candidate for inclusion. Please don't reinsert the statement. Read up at WP:BRD for the process used at Wikipedia which requires discussion of contentious material after an editor reverts it. ∴ Therefore cogito·sum 20:08, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sticking with the sources, and writing in a neutral tone, I added this:On October 26, 2007, the Georgia State Supreme Court, while not overturning the conviction itself, ruled that Wilson's sentence was cruel and unusual.... ∴ Therefore cogito·sum 21:57, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Still a convicted sex offender? 

message: The age of consent in the state of Georgia is 16 years. A person under that age cannot legally consent to sexual activities. Hence, I removed "consenting" in regard to the 15-year old girl, because she wasn't consenting in the legal sense of the word. Alsaarunau (talk) 15:50, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Age of consent

message: Change the wording of the redirect Genarlow Wilson (which redirects to this page) from 'Wilson v. State of Georgia' to 'Wilson v. State' to resolve a double redirect.
spiderjerky (talk) 17:52, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Done --Redrose64 (talk) 18:40, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protected edit request on 12 January 2015 

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