Comments on: Teens In The News - August 16, 2007

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By: Grace

Grace — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:37:11 +0000

I was rather amused by the Apple post. Many retailers target the teen market because they know that many teens have access to their parent’s money and will spend the money on trinkets their parents would never consider(not to mention a wardrobe they will not be able to use next season.) It’s a form of hunting, or victimization, this marketing strategy creates demand by telling the teens that their lives have no higher meaning that to be cool and to have what their peers have. Then the retailer makes use of the fact that what they sell does not satisfy to create an unending market with these teens. Apple only does this as a portion of their advertising, many retailers use this as their sole means of promotion.

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:47:48 +0000

Thanks for the compact info. It’s great to have it all right there — headlines, your perspective… thanks again! It’s easy to get swallowed in all the news sources out there…thanks for bringing these to our attention and encouraging a Christlike response to them.

Peace,
Claire

By: Lucy

Lucy — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:28:02 +0000

Hmm…It’s interesting, about the two, teenage policemen.

One girl commented asking the question, ‘Is eighteen a magical age?’ What makes you, at the age of eighteen, more prepared for the job of a policeman?

Then I got to thinking about the age for drinking and driving. What makes us more prepared for consuming alcohol at 21 then at 18? What makes us more capable of driving at 16 then at 14?

There are billions of different kinds of people. We cannot even BEGIN to tailor different boundaries and limits for everyone. A standard must be set.

Anyone would be lying if they said there is no growth in maturity between the ages of 16 and 18. People would be much more responsive to Alex if he pointed a gun and revealed a badge then if his little brother had done the same.

Eighteen is somewhat of a limit concerning physical growth. At 18 you are basically an ‘adult’, full-grown.

We would say it was foolish for 16 year olds to get married, but not an 18 year old. Us sixteen year old are still raging with uncontrolled hormones! We can be depressed one day and then be on cloud 9 the next.

There is a pronounced difference between those to years which is hard to define or place exactly. Those boys might be the exception in this case, but just because they are deemed mature enough doesn’t mean every 16 year old is. We could start issuing
competency tests for anyone older then twelve, but how safe would you feel if a 13 year old was protecting you house? Wouldn’t you feel a little demeaned if a 14 year old stopped you and took you in for questioning?

People that young lack the kind of authority that demands respect.

I think I’m done now.

By: N. White

N. White — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:54:58 +0000

This post was interesting particularly the article on the teen getting probation for passing out the anti-gay fliers.
I read the news article and although the motives and actions of this girl were not Godly, the fact that she got probation for passing out fliers that express a different point of view from maintstream America is appalling.
The fact that the gay agenda is able to push aside the beliefs and rights the founding fathers knew to be so essential, and deny those rights to many is against all the principles this nation was founded on.
This girl passed out those fliers for revenge, but many other innocents have gone to jail for passing out such material simply because it was a contrary and unpopular belief.
I would encourage readers to check out Chuck Colson’s BreakPoint articles on the current Hate-Crime legislation.
If this legislation passes, incidences like the above will become all to common and we can say good-bye to America, the land of the free and the brave, and say “Hello!” to Big Brother.

By: Elisabeth Gruber

Elisabeth Gruber — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:51:53 +0000

Those are really interesting… i’d write more, but i have to go babysit for six hours. so i’ll post again later