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Re: True dat
by callei (plyn@plynlymon.com)
on Apr 12, 2002 - 10:16 PM
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My point i guess is that many of these "kids" are having sex by choice, because they want to and are having sex with willing partners. Yes it is illegal (well ok in some states and with some partners) in this country. So are drugs and "kids" do those by choice too. I am not saying that it is good, since lots of "kids" at this age have no real grasp of the consequences of sex, but then most people seem to be unaware of the conswquences of sex judging by the spread of AIDS and unwanted pregnancies.
When does a persons body become thier own? at thier first period or wet dream? at 18? at thier first pregnancy? at the birth of thier first kid? after they finish med school? Traditionally in this country and in western culture, children are possetions that are owned until the age of 25. Yes 25 not 18. you are not a legal adult at 18, you are just no longer a minor. does that mean that our "kids" dont own thier own lives until they are 25?
You are drive at 15 1/2, a terribly dangerous activity that kills thousands of people every year, but you cant have sex, a rather safe activity even with AIDS out there, until you are 18.
as a final thought, i would gladly go to jail or give my life to stop a child molester or a rapist. I would gladly give my life to stop one BEFORE they commit the act, or to somehow reverse the act so that it never happened. I will also talk til i am hoarse telling a teen to think about why they want to have sex and try to help them see what it will really mean in thier lives (social shunning, guilt, lonliness, going agaisnt thier own beliefs, pregnancy, STDs, etc). But i wont tell them that they cant have sex, that they dont have the right to choose what they do to and with thier bodies.
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