Whos at fault here REALLY?
Age of consent vs. age of culpability
I find it outrageous that the American judicial system can rule that in most states you???re not responsible enough to consume alcohol until you???re 21, yet can be sent off to war at 17 or are responsible enough to be tried as an adult in a court of law before you even hit puberty.
I find that the ludicrous amounts of so called ???damages??? suffered by corporations in a lot of hacking cases are complete ???B.S.???, hyper inflated projections, usually without a single shred of evidence to support they???re supposed loss of earnings or productivity.
It???s these crazy damages which justify the harsh penalties handed out to minors on IT crimes??? case in point with the fines and potential jail time for passing on copyrighted music and movies.
It???s seen again and again across the board???.juveniles running unguided through life, getting into small scrapes, being massively over punished, and thus alienated from society and pushed further into a less desirable lifestyle including crime.
Where are the parents? Why aren???t they being questioned on their parenting methods? Since when has it become not only OK, but the de facto standard for parents to out-source their roles and responsibilities to technology?
???Oh, my child watched a violent move and then attacked another kid, TV is too violent!???
- Ok, where the hell were you when they were on their own watching violent movies without getting parental advice on perspective?
???Oh, my child spends 10 hours a day on World of Warcraft and then hacked the Pentagon???
- Ok, why the hell didn???t you create a healthier balance with school/life/computers for your child? Why didn???t you promote the kids obvious intelligence and skills in IT in a constructive manner, rather than consigning them to search online for the friendship, guidance, communication and praising that they so obviously needed?
Kids are like puppies, if they turn out bad, its not their fault ??? they???re an empty vessel waiting to be filled, trained and developed??? it???s the parents failing, and they should be held responsible.
