Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Does this happen only in America?

There is a recent CNN article that was listed under "top stories" about five fifth-graders having sex in a classroom. You read that right. Five. Children. Having sex. In a classroom.

How do five kids get away with having a prepubescent orgy in school; during class time? Granted, the teacher was away, but I wouldn't blame what happened on teacher's negligence. From here on, I will deduce what happened in an empirical manner because if I can't find a reason (or any) for what happened, my brain will melt and seep out my ears.

This is not the first time something like this has happened, but just the setting and how the fifth graders were so calculating in their decisions kind of irks me. They had one of them stand guard looking out for teachers; so this wasn't an "Oops, it just happened" accident. Since we know it was deliberate, we can say that something influenced them to act like this in the teacher's absence.

What was the influence? Media. If you watch or have visited the website of MTV, VH1, or any other entertainment television broadcast; there are sexual images border lining on soft core pornography. I have no problem with this at all, this is just the observation I'm making. The blame should mainly rest on parents. Most children live with guardians or parents, who have a responsibility to control their children's influence. There has been research on what parents expose their children to affects their development and their mindset/thoughts.

So, I have made quite a transition from the original story. The whole point of this rambling is that parents need to take charge of their children. Set boundaries so they don't end up on the Top Stories of CNN for fornicating. Beat your children and keep them in line.

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