[geeks] Re: Small schools.& elections

[Joshua D. Boyd]

On Tue, 19 Jun 2001, David Cantrell wrote:

> Expecting teenagers not to fuck is like expecting politicians not to take
> bribes.  If you tell 'em not to fuck, you'll just be laughed at and they'll
> ignore everything else you say.  Just like if you try moralising at your
> elected representative.

And yet, we frown on, and try to make it illegal for polititians to take
bribes.  I'm not even trying to suggest that me make it illegal for kids
to boink each other, although, in most places it sort of is, but is
usually only enforced if one of the participants is no longer a minor.

--
Joshua Boyd