Thursday, February 4, 2010

New guest and of His own opinion...

Welcome one and all to the New and possibly improved version of the Ranting Raven...I hope that the new addition will enlighten you and amuse you at times, this is my son and co-writer, treat him with your thoughts , opinions and respect...


Hi, readers. This is TauRaven's son. Call me Ben.

My dad wanted me to write a post for his blog, so here's my shot at it.

Let's start with a question.

"How many minors must be put on the sex offender registry before one realizes the law is being abused?"

...I should hope you all know the answer. It's deplorable. It's maddening. It's gut-wrenchingly sickening. That people can turn a blind eye to people as young as FOUR YEARS OLD being put on a life-destroying list in the name of "get those disgusting pedos!" makes me sick to my stomach.

I am 21 years old. I'll be 22 in January. And if these laws had been abused when I was a kid as they are now, I could very easily be on the list for being caught playing DOCTOR with a little girl I knew once.

This is what's happening. Children--teenagers, confused by hormones and growing bodies--are being targeted and treated as adults for the horrifying, immoral crime of GROWING UP.

I apologize for the upcoming barrage of links, but I cannot make these claims without some proof.

http://www.rickyslife.com/

This young man, 16 years old, met a wonderful girl his age. You were 16 once, you know what happens...this and that, a kiss here, a rub there...only it turned out she was 13 and lying about her age. Ricky is STILL forced to be on the sex offender registry and spent YEARS trying to fend for himself when everyone turned their backs on him. They blamed him for being lied to! Is this acceptable?

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_4783650

I can't even find the words necessary to describe the lunacy! How can a 13-year-old girl be both the victim AND the offender?! Is this acceptable?!

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/10573391/detail.html

Two for the price of one. Two children UNDER THE AGE OF SIX were accused of sexual harassment. How the fuck would you explain to your child what sexual harassment is and why they're in trouble for it?! IS THIS ACCEPTABLE?!

I have more. They're sickening, they make me want to vomit, and I wish to God, Allah, Buddha, and all the other deities that I were making this up, that I were playing some kind of prank...but I'm not.

These are the last two, guys. I promise. I have so many more examples, but I think the point's been made.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,190586,00.html
http://freestudents.blogspot.com/2009/09/there-is-fury-and-and-sadness-inside.html

Read them. Read them and understand, once and for all, what's really happening when a politician says "look, we're helping".

This is a tragedy, folks. This is something that absolutely must stop. This isn't protecting children at all! There's no "stop the molesters" here! It's "punish children for growing up"!

Is this the stance we're taking as a society? Is this what's happening? We're taking little girls and boys and telling them their bodies are terrible. We're telling little girls that all men are depraved perverts and must be actively distrusted, while at the same time they must be as attractive to those depraved perverts as possible (while STILL at the same time telling them they have no sex drive and are pure, innocent angels). We're telling little boys that they are worthless, and that they have no chance to be anything better than a drooling idiot with his hand around his dick--or worse, a rapist and child molester, simply because he had the misfortune of being born with a penis!

Here's my request to you. When people in the media say "think of the children", they mean nothing more than "I know how to get votes/publicity". I implore you, every last one of you, to truly and honestly think of the children, and spread the word. Make it known that the law is being misused and MUST be changed.

Please. For me, for you, and for our society's future--because as it stands, we're not protecting our children.

We're destroying them.

Peace.

-Ben


Well there you go my friends, take it for what you will and respond as you see fit....I care for you all and may you blessed ...and on top of that ... have really nice day!!!!...LOL

6 comments:

TauRaven said...

TauRaven said...
Thank you Ben for your insite into a problem that will plague thousands for along time coming ...if it does not find advocates for the truly abused. It would seem that a blind eye has been turned in the need for political expendience.

February 4, 2010 11:07 PM

Mordric Kellin said...

Sadly enough, I can't refute that. I only wish I could say that politicians truly had our children in mind.

Rose said...

I don't know which story is worse... a kindergartener being charged with sexual harassment? A chart that shows that most registered sex offenders are 14-15 year olds? Or the story of a man afraid to come to the aid of a child for fear of being charged with something.

America has gone nuts.

There's a similar story unfolding where I live... a girl in her mid teens snaps a suggestive pic of herself and texts it over to her (same aged) boyfriend. "Sexting" they call it. Now he's been charged with possession of child pornography. Like "Ricky" in the story you shared, if this boy is found guilty, he'll be a registered sex offender for the rest of his life. I find it absurd that they're wanting to charge him, but if they insist on doing so, why not her, too? Why is she the "victim"? After all, she "distributed" the pic. I thought most states had "Romeo & Juliet" laws that prevented this kind of insanity when the young couple are close to the same age.

Lisa Starlynn said...

Heya, TauRaven -

This is Ben's friend, Lisa. I just wanted to say that I truly appreciate you allowing your son to write a post for your blog pertaining to this issue.

Even though your blog doesn't have that many readers, I hope that this post will help spread the word about this issue not many people know about today. :)

~Lisa

Anonymous said...

I couldn't agree more with everything you wrote. It is beyond ridiculous that children barely old enough to understand that boys and girls have different anatomy are being given a lifelong sentence.

(Jim - I like the way he thinks, and I like the way he writes. I can't believe he's 21 already! Where has the time gone? You must be so proud!)

Unknown said...

DAAAAAMN!! Tell em Alice!!! Anyway, Your totally right! (and yes, you better remember I said that, cuz, it's probably never going to happen again LoL) "America Gone Wild, film at 11" I wanna move to Alaska in the mountains somewhere so that I NEVER have to deal with people again, EVER!!