HAY GUYS

blue · Dec 11, 2006, 08:26 AM

I'm not sure how I feel about this. I'm leaning toward them being prosecuted... Not thrown in jail, persay, but receiving some sort of reprimand from the courts (community service, perhaps?).

What really struck me about this article was the use of the word "children." That's what they are... two children engaging in sexual activity with each other. That is very sick and should not be tolerated. They could be inflicting psychological damage on themselves that cannot be repaired (however unlikely). They clearly have no idea what a powerful and connective act it is. They have not been taught properly, and possibly their backgrounds have caused pain and rebellion to emerge at a young age. Punishing them, then, would be a sort of protection.

Now, I imagine that some of you had sex that young, and perhaps you don't regret it. But as someone who works with children frequently (including an 11 and 13-year-old boy, weekly), I cannot tolerate the thought. Children that age should not be allowed to engage in sexual activity any more than they should be allowed to get drunk. At least getting drunk wears off--losing your virginity at age 13 is something you can never shake.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

blue · Dec 11, 2006, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Fapo

How exactly would prosecuting them in the courts do anything to help them? Don't you think it should be the parent's job to reprimand them?

Yeah, I understand that sentiment. I mean, the whole point is that they're children... They should be cut some slack, right?

But because of what is presumably the parents' poor job (and this may be a rare case where it is not their fault, but I highly doubt it), these kids have gotta grow up fast. They've already reached the point of no return; the court needs to show them how to begin becoming adults, because no one else in their lives seems to be doing it.

Unfortunately, this many mean some punishment that could be considered kind of harsh for kids that age. Of course, I'm speaking of lethal injection.

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