Essay On Romeo And Juliet Freedom
"From forth the fated loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” (Prologue). Romeo and Juliet, the ultimate tale of young love. Two teenagers, which have fallen madly for each other, face challenges and tragedy. Their story melts the hearts of many, but there is still a lot of controversy over the love of Romeo and Juliet. In many states today Romeo, and perhaps even Juliet, could be arrested and charged with statutory rape. There may be only a three year difference, but the thought of Romeo and Juliet being charged with this crime is almost too crazy to imagine. But in reality this is happening teenagers everywhere today. A sexual act with one or more individuals under the age of consent, usually between 14 and
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On July 30th, 1990, State v. Soura, the Supreme Court of Idaho defined the ability to give legal consent to include: (1) the ability to recognize the potential consequences of sexual intercourse and, given this understanding, (2) the ability to make a knowing choice (STATE of Idaho). When you think about the United States, freedom is often what you think of. It’s an important value that we have as Americans. But when it comes to sexual freedom we aren’t really free. Freedom is freedom even when it comes to sex. If we willingly commit the crime we must willingly pay the consequence. In a statewide survey of adolescent girls in 8th–12th grades information was obtained on age at first intercourse and age of their male partners. Excluding intercourse experiences where physical force was threatened or used, 31% had intercourse by age 15 and 45% by age 16 (Statewide Survey). Sex is going to happen between teenagers. Making such a big deal of the situation is going to make your children sneak around behind your backs. Instead of trying to restrict it, establish Romeo and Juliet laws and make the punishment less harsh. Eliza Hollenberg once wrote “teenagers are having sex, and a lot of it. This year alone approximately 10 million teenager engage in 126 million act of sexual intercourse” (Hollenberg, Eliza) Sex is sex. Whether we agree to it or not teenagers will have sexual intercourse. Punishing them to the extent we are is not going to solve anything it’s just going to be more trouble in the
On July 30th, 1990, State v. Soura, the Supreme Court of Idaho defined the ability to give legal consent to include: (1) the ability to recognize the potential consequences of sexual intercourse and, given this understanding, (2) the ability to make a knowing choice (STATE of Idaho). When you think about the United States, freedom is often what you think of. It’s an important value that we have as Americans. But when it comes to sexual freedom we aren’t really free. Freedom is freedom even when it comes to sex. If we willingly commit the crime we must willingly pay the consequence. In a statewide survey of adolescent girls in 8th–12th grades information was obtained on age at first intercourse and age of their male partners. Excluding intercourse experiences where physical force was threatened or used, 31% had intercourse by age 15 and 45% by age 16 (Statewide Survey). Sex is going to happen between teenagers. Making such a big deal of the situation is going to make your children sneak around behind your backs. Instead of trying to restrict it, establish Romeo and Juliet laws and make the punishment less harsh. Eliza Hollenberg once wrote “teenagers are having sex, and a lot of it. This year alone approximately 10 million teenager engage in 126 million act of sexual intercourse” (Hollenberg, Eliza) Sex is sex. Whether we agree to it or not teenagers will have sexual intercourse. Punishing them to the extent we are is not going to solve anything it’s just going to be more trouble in the