Talk:Mary Kay Letourneau
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I am not logged in so I cant edit it right
[edit]sorry 103.71.77.84 (talk) 02:51, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
First paragraph is all in bold
[edit]I think that's a format mistake but I'm not sure, so, I'm just mention it.
Kind regards! riveravaldez (talk) 08:35, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
- It's fixed. Thanks. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 13:14, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
Last-ish Line—People Mag 2020
[edit]I realize this might be a controversial suggestion, so I figured I'd just flag it here. People Magazine is obviously ... not a great source, and while I'm ambivalent on whether that last comment is removed, I do think the current end of this article is a bit misleading. The People Mag source is from 2020. But, in a September 2020 interview with Dr. Oz [2], Fualaau seemed to defend his ex wife, saying, "That is my wife and she is my best friend and we had our kids together and we did get married and we had a whole life together." At the same time, Fualaau also said that, were he attracted to minors, he would "seek help." It seems like that commentary, which is directly attributable to Fualaau (rather than unnamed sources) and also more recent than the People Mag report should probably be featured in the article instead of or at least after the People Mag report.--96.94.213.161 (talk) 15:23, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
TMZ as a source?
[edit]TMZ even has her death certificate that says that she was cremated.[1] WP:TMZ says that there is no consensus if it is unreliable or reliable, but articles also use it. TheGreatestLuvofAll (talk) 23:13, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
lead writing
[edit]These sentences on the lead are exceptionally badly written. The whole point of this writing seems to underline again and again the crime committed, at cost of readability. It sounds like tabloid scandal headlines more than an encyclopedia.
Letourneau was 34, and the child, Vili Fualaau, was 12 years old when she initiated the sexual abuse. He was her sixth-grade student at an elementary school in Burien, Washington. While awaiting sentencing, she gave birth to Fualaau's daughter.
After the first sentence that correctly introduces the crime, the followings should come back to the fact in a cronological order. Starting from where she teached, her family status at the time, how she encountered Fualaau, how they met, how she approached him sexually, the police being tipped off, etc. Cinemaandpolitics (talk) 15:39, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
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