Written in response to: Boy, 15, kills himself after 'facing expulsion and being put on sex offender registry' for streaking prank at high school football game

I want to start by stating what a tragedy this truly is. This boy, a mere 15 years old felt that he was beyond all hope and chose to make the desperate choice to end his life. There are so many teens and adults alike who find themselves in this same state of mind every day for different reasons. Some take the same rash measures as Christian did, others find ways to cope with it. The reasoning behind this boys troubles are in my opinion ridiculous. He was met with such extreme reactions from the state and school as a result of streaking at school. The prospect of a young boy just beginning his life and one decision, one harmless decision, where nobody was hurt, would have ruined this boy's future. He faces expulsion from school as well as being placed on the Sex-Offender's Registry according to new reports. Sex Offender. In what way was this a sexual act? You will hear other posts debate this as well as the other 'punishments' for his actions but this post is about the victim, Christian Adamek.

We need to address the bigger issue at hand. It's not the laws, regulations and policies, though they play a role in it, but rather the pressure placed on our youth. Their pressure is no different than any adult, but there in lies the problem. They are not adults. They are not capable of dealing with the same type of pressures or true understanding on what will affect their future. We used to understand this, and dismissing childhood incidents as learning experiences, now we face them with way too much scrutiny. We have changed so much as a society in so little time.