Word: washburns
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This is not the first instance of Washburn's mistreating minors. The charges on which Washburn was convicted involve students who did not attend Buckingham, Browne and Nichols. Before the case came to trial, Washburn resigned his BB&N post after admiting he had encouraged boys in his classes to masturbate and look at pornographic magazines. Perhaps those who wrote in Washburn's behalf don't think there is anything wrong with a teacher behaving in such a way. And why should they? Masturbation is just an exercise in growing up, and it is unfortunate only that every 13 year...
After all, Washburn did not actually do violence to any of the children (any of the children at BB&N, that is). Maybe that's why BB&N administrators didn't investigate the matter or inform the state or the parents of students not directly involved. It would have been unfortunate to involve the state in the affairs of a school like BB&N or of a man like Edward Washburn. And the state apparently agrees--judging from the slap on the wrist it gave Washburn when finally forced...
Once the charges were brought against Washburn and he had entered a plea of guilty, he was relieved of his duties at Harvard and very quietly prosecuted. This was no normal defendant...
Punishment usually has to do with things like reform, retribution, and deterence. Yet in the case of Edward Washburn--a man capable of such outstanding contributions to society by virtue of his fine family name, education, and wonderful life--what had to be arranged, it seems, was not punishment but an "appropriate sentence...
...WASHBURN had broken several laws. So the court naturally determined that a man in Washburn's position should pay for psychological care and counseling for his victims--a whole $5000 worth. That covered his debt to his victims. How about his debt to society...