New theme

June 26th, 2008 • blog
Tags: cutline, theme

I installed the Cutline 2.1 theme tonight (the author also has one for WP 1.5+ but makes almost no distinction between them until you go to download one). It’s nice and plain and slick, nothing fancy. I like that. I’m looking for a header image right now but I should have one or two good ones from our trip to Morikami last weekend. I still really like Unsleepable 2.0 but since it’s no longer maintained (and hasn’t been for some time), I’m worried that it’ll break once 2.6 drops in a month or two.

14 year old girl charged with rape after being raped

June 26th, 2008 • 2 comments idiocy

This one is just maddeningly stupid.

A 14 year old girl in Kansas is charged with rape because the boy who raped her in under 14 years of age. The state law says sex, consensual or not, with anyone under 14 is rape. Despite the fact that the rapist was under 14, he’s now the rapee in this case. How the hell does this make any sense to their police force? I understand law and all its trappings but when, ever, does this make sense? This reminds me of that case in late 2006 of two kids in Utah being charged with raping the other person they consensually had sex with simply because they were underage. Now, they’re labeled as sex offenders because of a voluntary act. Also, how is she being charged with sodomy? That’s an interesting charge to tack on. I suppose more information will come out once it goes to trial.

I’m glad a lawyer (with ethics!) is defending her for free in this absurd case.