September 14, 2006 6:49 AM

Once a DUMB@$$...oh, never mind....

Former teacher: Sex with pupil ‘really bad choice’

TAMPA, Florida (AP) — A former middle-school teacher serving house arrest for having sex with a 14-year-old pupil said in a television interview that she was deeply troubled at the time and “crossed the line that never should’ve been crossed.”….Debra Lafave, 25, who became a tabloid sensation after her arrest in 2004, also acknowledges that her victim might “have a hard time trusting women one day. I’m sure he has to be living with the guilt of — quote, unquote — ratting me out,” according to transcripts of the interview with Matt Lauer released by NBC Tuesday.

I’m sorry, but a bad choice is ordering a Double Whopper when a Single Whopper will satisfy your hunger. It’s ordering a new car in black when your favorite color is red. What former DUMB@$$ AWARD wiener Debra LaFave did, and what she is so eagerly trying to pass off as a “blond moment” goes well beyond a “bad choice”. LaFave boinked a 14-year-old student in a classroom, in her home, and in the back seat of a car while the boy’s friend drove them around (hmm…don’tcha think he had trouble keeping his eyes on the road??)

I can understand making an error in judgement, but blowing a 14-year-old boy flies right past “error in judgement” and goes straight to “sex offender registry” material. I watched about 30 seconds of Matt Lauer’s interview with LaFave, and I had to change channels because I was laughing so hard. It really was rather comical, and more than a fair bit pitiful watching LaFave do he “sweet young thing” impression as she tried to wiggle out of accepting responsibility for being a sexual predator.

I’m young, pretty, and blonde…what else could I have done??

My God, doesn’t anyone accept responsibility anymore? Does everyone guilty of immoral/unethical/illegal behavior have to attempt to play the victim card: “You know, if it was for my porn addiction/al/crack habit/Jodie Foster fixation, none of this would have happened”? Debra LaFave is an adult. She made a conscious choice to repeatedly shtup a 14-year-old student. Decisions have consequences; it’s time that Debra LaFave quit trying to excuse her behavior and deal with the consequence of her actions.

Lafave has apologized and said bipolar disorder contributed to her state of mind at the time.

Uh…and her alleged disorder caused her to have sex with a 14-year-old boy?

She told Lauer she never thought she was committing rape when she had sex with the teen but realizes now she “made a really, really, really bad choice.” She acknowledges that the case got so much attention — when similar cases get little or none — because she is attractive.

“Sex sells,” she said.

Girls just wanna have fun…and it ain’t easy being pretty.

Lafave said she has a difficult time thinking of herself as a sexual predator, as she is now classified under Florida law.

“I was a kindhearted person who loved children, who would never, you know, do anything to break the law,” she said. “I was a good person. And then, now everything has just changed. So it’s just really hard for me to accept that.”

Deal with it, girl. YOU’RE the DUMB@$$ who made the decision to break the law. YOU made the decision to repeatedly have sex with a 14-year-old boy. Now you’re going to have to deal with the consequences. There’s a coveted spot on Florida’s sex offender registry waiting for you; enjoy your scarlet letter. And you might want to dust off your DUMB@$$ AWARD. It’ll look great on your resume.

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