Blowing it all out of proportion

Jay argues that if Norfolk County prosecutors want to be fair, they should be going after the hundreds of thousands of other Massachusetts residents who had sex before they turned 16:

... Don't for a minute think I condone the boys' ugly behavior. I wasn't taught to treat women like this -- nor I assume were/are most boys. But treating it as a criminal case ...

Carpundit found the plea agreement fair:

... The boys are chastened, punished, and allowed to remain non-felons if they stay clean for a couple years. The girl gets an apology, satisfaction that she was believed, and stays mostly anonymous. The D.A. can be seen as tough on crime, but did not commit an injustice by ruining the lives of three boys. Good job all around.