"The Mother of All Teenage-Boy Fantasies"

I woke up this morning to find my hit counters had gone crazy overnight: Angela Keathley (the brunette on the right-hand side of the photo) is back in the news. Oh, it's no big deal this time - she's accepted probation and community service for her part in the infamous brawl at Banana Joe's nightclub in Tampa, Florida, or, as The Boston Phoenix put it, "the mother of all teenage-boy fantasies."

According to the The Charlotte Observer, "Angela Keathley will receive six months probation, must perform 32 hours of community service, write an apology to Tampa police and pay court fees, said assistant state attorney Pam Bondi.

"If Keathley completes the program and stays out of trouble during the next six months, the charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing or opposing a police officer would be removed from her record, Bondi said.

"She did not have to enter a guilty plea to join the program."

According to her attorney, Keathley did not want to face a trial (no kidding), and had been accepted into a six-month diversion program for first-time offenders. As her attorney said, being accepted into the program would be, in his opinion, "a fair and wise resolution in the matter," to which I agree. In the meantime, the other ex-TopCat cheerleader involved, Renee Thomas (the blond), apparently will be in the news for a little while more (insha'allah):

"Also Wednesday, attorneys for Thomas filed a counterclaim against a woman who says she was punched in the incident.

"Melissa Holden of Tampa filed a $15,000 civil suit against Thomas in December seeking payment for injuries. Police had said Thomas allegedly punched Holden during the fight.

"Thomas' countersuit accuses Holden of defamation, said attorney Peter Anderson of Charlotte. 'It was the false allegation in regards to the sexual activity that spun things out of control,' Anderson said.

"Thomas has another appearance in criminal court on Feb. 15. She had been charged with battery, presenting a false driver's license, and giving a false name, causing harm to others."

For more information, see my original post on this matter, Desperate American Women?


Question to my Readers: Why do so many more people try to look up information on Angela Keathley than they do on Renee Thomas? For example, out of the past 20 search engine queries, 18 referred to Angela with two of those referring to both Angela and Renee; however, none of the 20 referred to Renee alone. This is not a one-off occurrence, either; Angela has consistently been more popular than Renee since November, when this story first broke. Are there any suggestions as to why this is? Is it because of her personality? Her looks? A better attorney? Inquiring minds want to know. ;)

Desperate American Women?

A couple weeks ago, I resisted the temptation to blog about the two Carolina Panther cheerleaders, Angela Keathley and Renee Thomas, who may or may not have been making out with each other in the bathroom stall of a bar. But then there was the story of 37-year-old Lisa Lynnette Clark, who got pregnant by and married the 15-year old friend of her teenage son. And now, this morning, I read about the case of Debra Lafave, the 25-year-old middle school teacher who plead guilty to two counts of "lewd and lascivious battery" for having had sex with her 14-year-old student.

It's making me wonder, just what-the-heck is going on back in America? What are these women thinking? The two boys I can understand. At that age, the hormones are fully raging, American culture fully encourages pre-marital sex (through movies, TV, advertising, and popular music), and the older women offering themselves would be an enormous temptation. But these boys are minors, and while they may have the intellectual and emotional capability to make a proper decision, they may not have enough worldly experience to understand the ramifications of their actions. (Unless Clark has an abortion, how is the 15-year-old going to cope with his impending fatherhood?) The women, on the other hand, are all of an age where they are expected (and legally obligated) to know better. So, are these cases of "desperate American women?"

And what do these three cases say about American men? Pro football cheerleaders who may be hot for each other instead of for guys? A thirty-something divorcee who'd rather bop and marry a teenage boy instead of trying to meet an adult man? And a 25-year-old newlywed who found a 14-year-old more interesting than her brand new husband?

Weird.


Updates:

Click here for the latest on Angela Keathley and Renee Thomas.

Posts of mine on Lisa Lynnette Clark:

Lisa Lynnette Clark Gonzalez Speaks

Lisa Lynnette Clark to be Released from prison

What Ever Happened To... Lisa Lynnette Clark

Lisa Lynnette Clark Timeline

Lisa Lynnette Clark gives Birth

Desperate American Women?

Debra LaFave has had all charges dropped against her in Marion County, Florida (although she will still be on probation for charges in Hillsborough County).

LaFave also has been interviewed by NBC's Matt Lauer.