I have complete outrage at President Obama for sending a letter of apology to Afghan president Karzai for the Quran burnings. It was a politically weak move. It was also unnecessary. There was absolutely no need to write the letter.
The letter did nothing to quell or satisfy the anger of the offended. The radical Islamist and their followers still attacked US targets and rioted. Worse yet, Karzai,nor any other official, has not apologized for the US deaths.
The best move, instead of apologizing, would have been to state that an investigation was underway. Then go through the motions of an investigation and let the issue die.
If it was up to me, and I'm sure this crossed someone's mind, I would have burned a few Bibles too and mixed in those ashes with the Quran ashes. Then I would have blamed it on an unknown officer and his anti-religious views.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Teachers Bedding Students
The headline of teachers bedding underage students is becoming more common. Both male and female students seem to think it's okay to take sexual advantage of underage teens.
Why would an adult want to take a child, yes sickos 17 is still a child, to bed?
Beyond that, the student-teacher bond is one of trust. Not only trust between the teacher and student but between the teacher and parents, schools and community. Outside of the home, teachers may be the first real encounter with non-related adults. When that trust is gone, where does that leave the still developing mind of an adolescent and teen?
Teen boys and girls are usually a ball of raging hormones. They are starting to develop physically and becoming curious about sexuality. Who are we kidding? They will at some point seek to satisfy curious feelings. Some teens more than others.
However, there is a reason age of consent laws exist. While the teens might be raging with hormones and new found sexuality, adults should know better than to take advantage. Yet, for reasons, that escape me there is always a teacher, coach, priest or someone willing to break those laws. A teen is still to young, even at 17, to deal with the experience, maturity and sleaziness of an adult. Age of consent laws exist to deal with those folks.
Why would an adult want to take a child, yes sickos 17 is still a child, to bed?
Beyond that, the student-teacher bond is one of trust. Not only trust between the teacher and student but between the teacher and parents, schools and community. Outside of the home, teachers may be the first real encounter with non-related adults. When that trust is gone, where does that leave the still developing mind of an adolescent and teen?
Teen boys and girls are usually a ball of raging hormones. They are starting to develop physically and becoming curious about sexuality. Who are we kidding? They will at some point seek to satisfy curious feelings. Some teens more than others.
However, there is a reason age of consent laws exist. While the teens might be raging with hormones and new found sexuality, adults should know better than to take advantage. Yet, for reasons, that escape me there is always a teacher, coach, priest or someone willing to break those laws. A teen is still to young, even at 17, to deal with the experience, maturity and sleaziness of an adult. Age of consent laws exist to deal with those folks.
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