If a man is older than 21 and has relations with someone say 16, they are called Pedophiles and shunned by society and frankly I think they should be. I think you can wait till the person is more mature and able to handle sex in a more responsible manner than kids do today, but that is me. Still I wonder, given the recent bullshit from the US Congress and the whole Foley Incident if perhaps society doesn’t agree.
It appalls me to think that so called leaders of a democracy like America seem okay with pedophiles in their midst, and perhaps even America does as well. I mean this isn’t the first case of some older Congressman being caught in a compromising situation. (God don’t you love that word? ‘Compromising’) Go back to 1983 and ask yourself a few questions about this whole mess.
Why was it okay back then and apparently okay as all that happened was a censor and worse, the guy kept his seat until he retired in the 90′s. So come on, either it is wrong or it isn’t.
In 1983, Congressman Gerry Studds (D- Massachusetts) stood up in the House of Representatives to be censored for having sex with a male page. Studds, however, did not resign and continued to sit in the House until he retired from Congress in 1995. (story)
Here the guy supposedly actually had sex with the page, which hasn’t been proven yet, in this instance. So how the hell did this guy get away with it? Why was it wrong then but instead of being kicked out, he stayed on getting re-elected? Has society changed its values that much in 20 odd years?
Makes you really wonder at the hypocrisy of all polticians, not just the Republicans who preach their devotion to old fashioned family values, but to the Democrats as well. I mean they were the group in charge then, and yet here they are, roasting the Republicans for doing exactly what they did, but perhaps not as badly. I mean least Foley is out, while the Democrat kept his seat and continued in his job.
Now I don’t support either party, and I wonder, what will it take for the American Voter to start seeking their leaders from different political parties? I mean obviously the history of both parties in the last few decades is deplorable, so why do they keep getting elected?
Personally, I believe that underage sex is wrong, on a general basis. I mean if the kid is 18 and his partner is 17 there might be grounds to ignore the incident, but a man in his 40′s or 50′s with a 16 year old? I don’t think so.
From the stories on the news too I have to wonder about the parents who seemingly were content with letting the matter drop which makes me wonder, why? I mean shit if it was my kid would I give a rat’s ass about any political party and its election struggle if the downside was my kid was being in danger? Somehow that smells like a payoff to me or a truly screwed up priority of what is important.
For myself, there is nothing more important than the youth. Without them, the future is bleak and scary, and yet we all see how politicians profess to want to protect them, but looking at the way some get away with things, I wonder. Have we truly lost sight of what is right these days? Are we too wrapped up in our own selfish needs that we are putting kids at risk daily?
Maybe if politicians really want to insure kids are safe from predators, they should clean up their own backyard first. Talk about Hypocrisy!