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Barry Murrell's avatar

I guess this is kind of an "Op Ed" :)

I am both a dad and a granddad, and on the surface I am very hesitant to assent to government stepping in on this topic. However, having lived in this country for almost 50 years, and seeing how often young girls are put into this situation, and far too often by unspeakable circumstances, if parents are not going to step up and do right by their kids, and especially daughters, how can we dismiss outside (government) efforts to educate and help these unfortunate cultural victims of what, in my opinion, cannot be considered to be anything short of "abuse?"

In my opinion, there is no better proof of "poor parenting" in this country than the statistics you shared. How can a father (and mother) stand by idle while their child becomes sexually active and gets pregnant, and especially more than once, while she is still herself a child?

I may not like the bill, but I despise the failure of the parents, especially the fathers!

And lets not forget the boys that complete the "conception union" in all this! How many little snots pressure their girlfriends into submission simply to fulfill a hedonistic desire, very often driven by the messages in songs and other cultural pressures that thrive among the young, with absolutely no thought, idea, or care whatsoever for the consequences their exploits might bring upon the girls, about whom they supposedly care so much? It's disgusting!

Until we all who are tasked to oversee and raise the kids, accept responsibility and do our job according to the way God wants it done, authorities will see fit to intervene and do things in a way that God might not want.

Either way, do not our daughters here deserve better than what they are currently receiving?

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Angie Frangipani's avatar

Mature minor is an oxymoron, invented by pedophiles to lower the age of sexual consent.

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