Elijah Dukes: All Class, All the Time
The latest circumstances the Tampa outfielder finds himself addressing: how he came to father yet another child by yet another woman. Er...girl. Teen girl. Um, teen girl who was in the foster care of Dukes' grandmother at the time Dukes impregnated her.
Oh, and when confronted with the fact of the pregnancy, allegedly threw a Gatorade bottle at his latest (teen) baby-mama. Which is NOT, I would submit, Dukes' acknowledgement that her having his baby was a wonderful way to say she loved him.
But, while we are here, thanks to Dukes for shining a spotlight on Florida's statutory rape laws. Apparently not a problem for a 22-year-old to have consensual sex with a 17-year-old in Florida. In fact, 18-23 year olds are cleared for landing, as it were, with 16 and 17 year olds in Florida (assuming consent, of course).
So...if you are 23, and have a thing for high school sophomores, get you to Florida. If that's your thing. Pervert.
Oh, and I am just guessing here, but I would hope the Department of Children and Families thinks long before sending another teen to the home of Elijah Dukes' grandmother for foster care. Because if they send another female teen to that environment? Akin to pimping.
Thanks to swamp perennial all-star hoodrich for the heads up and thread on Dukes' latest shenanigan.
