What is going on with our kids? I know there are a lot of good kids in this
world, but we don’t hear nearly enough about them. Instead, we see bullying in our schools, on
buses and social media, especially Facebook.
None of you have missed the news about a young 16 year old
girl being raped in Ohio
There is something so wrong with this image. Three lives have been totally ruined, and the
town needs to come together to see the truth of the matter. These kids were underage and shouldn’t have
been drinking and there should have been adults there to stop this scene. Where were the teachers, coach or parents?
These kids were normal kids, but whenever you get any group
together whether adults or children a mob mentality develops and everyone loses
control. All it would have taken was for
one kid to use his cell phone to call 911 or the police to stop this rape. Instead, they used their cell phones to take
pictures of the rape and post them on U-Tube.
I have no idea what they were thinking or thought they were doing. From there laughter, they obviously thought
the whole scene was funny.
To me this scene was disgusting. Have none of these kids been taught right
from wrong? They obviously have no
respect for each other, or anyone else.
It’s a travesty for the town not to band together and stand behind the
young girl who was raped. By not doing
it you may have another suicide because this will be impossible for her to live
with unless she gets outside help.
The boys will need help, too. They will be scared at what they have facing
them in the future, but I hope someone is able to get through to them that what
they did was wrong. Both boys are
good-looking, but I don’t see remorse on their faces. I just see fear and they have every reason to
be afraid because there are consequences for every action. Who taught them this kind of behavior is okay.
They'll learn a very hard lesson now; it's not okay. The young lady was trying
to fit in with the in-crowd, but she has learned a hard lesson, too. It's not worth getting drunk to fit in.
I hope all the families of these kids involved in this
tragedy sit down and have long talks with their children. This is not a time to take sides. It’s a time to think of your children and be
there for all of them. The parents and
teachers might even ask yourselves what you should have done to prevent this
horrible event. You might ask: what did
I do to contribute to this act?
This town is in the limelight now, and I guarantee there
will be a lot of people around the world judging your town. What I have to say to the other towns is that
you better check into your own schools to see what is going on. Boys calling girls whores and girls calling
each other whores in classrooms. These
kids have not been taught to respect each other or themselves. Do parents know how their kids are acting
out? If they don’t know; they should be
finding out.
Bullying and abuse has to stop in our schools. It’s becoming an epidemic and starting at
even younger ages than high school.
Something has to be done. I don’t
know what the answer is, but could spending more quality time with your kids help.
What do you think we should do to save the children?
Have a great Sunday, and I'll see you next week.
Best always,
Sandra K. Marshallhttp://www.eirelander-publishing.com