We Can All Be Corrupted

I was just thinking about Lecture 26 and how it was mentioned that certain people can be corrupted, but others can’t. Where this may be true, I don’t understand how certain people can be excused from doing evil deeds, because they’re too young or they are victims of less fortune. I guess my point is that they write so much of the law in stone, that other things are avoided. Just because kids under 18 are considered minors, they certainly have the knowledge these days to do the same evil that adults do.

Recently in one of my classes the professor asked several questions that pretty much concluded the fact that teenagers are having sex. Now I know from my own experience that I knew what I was doing when I was 15. That’s not to say that all minors know more than they should, but I just believe it shouldn’t be as cut and dry as it is. If a minor is exposed to things by their parents and therefore corrupted by them, what would stop that child from having a sexual relationship prior to age 18. Not to mention the fact that there are some 16 and 17 year olds getting into bars these days. I went to bars when I was 17, so I’m sure there’s others out there. So who is responsible when that girl does something with an older guy. Is it the bar’s fault? How about the parents? We all know that the older man would be the one to blame and someday I just wish I could see everyone look into these situations further. I guess I’ve just heard enough horror stories to make me believe change is neeeded. We need to protect our children be let’s not resort to scapegoating.