Confessions of a.....: Close Encounters.

Confessions of a.....

gamer-chick, tom-boy, artist, poet, hopeless-romantic, and much more.

Thursday, October 07, 2004

Close Encounters.

As I was reading the Internet today, one story in particular caught my attention. It was a story how this boy in high school was charged with a 4th degree sexual assault charge for giving is ex-girlfriend a wedgie.

Normally I would read the story, laugh, and go to the next one. But this one became very close to me. The high school that this happened in was Muskego High School, it is located in south Wisconsin in a little town called Muskego. I would have went there if my family would have stayed in Wisconsin. I didn't live there, but the town I lived in (Wind Lake) was too small for a high school, so I would have been bussed there. My oldest brother graduated from there, and my sister went there before we moved to Florida. I believe this is just a small town making a big deal about nothing, to get recognized in big media.

Yes, wedgies can be painful, it can be embarrassing, but to get arrested for it?? Kids tease kids, its a fact of life. I was teased when I was a kid, all the way up until 4th grade. Till I beat up a kid and all the other kids were afraid of me. Okay that’s a lie, I never beat up anyone. I am actually one of the easiest going persons you'll ever meet. I learned from the experience and in a weird way it molded me into the person I am today. I stand up for myself, I don't let petty things distract me, I let my voice be heard, and I carefully choose my battles. Who knows what would have happened if I didn't get teased. I could be better, or I could be worse.

What I do know is that the parents should be the one to punish the kids, not the authorities. We as Americans are giving to many of our rights away. We are letting the government make more and more decisions for us. Okay maybe I am going overboard. Who knows.

posted by Kristin Michael @ 4:56 PM

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