troubling news from the past week or so...

"College football team taps 13-year-old QB"

Um, how in the hell is this even possible? So little Sills did verbally commit himself to USC's team starting the year 2015, and it's obvious by the video made by Sills' coach Clarkson that the kid has talent, but did it occur to Kiffin (USC coach, and Clarkson and maybe Sills' parents) that a thirteen year old kid may not know what he's signing on for? Not to mention the fact he may graduate high school (or not) and realize that signing up to play football for 4 years won't do shit for him in the real world. Not to mention if he gets hurts, quits halfway through, or gets to college and realizes it's all a big joke. Reading this article I kept thinking about my little brother who was an awesome QB himself. Helping his high school team win most of their games, if not all, through the year and on to two consecutive state championships. He could have probably gotten an awesome scholarship had he wanted it, but he hated playing. He played because my father, not being able to realize his own dreams, made his two boys play from the time they could sign up for optimist-club mighty-might league to the time they left high school. With footballs/gear for gift-occasions, football season, and the only time one could gain praise or appreciation from their father that's all my brothers knew, not to mention our father was not one to say no to. Actually my second brother, being the rebel that he is proved to my father that he could say no by failing grades thus forcing the coaches to turn him down. Of course I'm not saying this Delaware kid has experienced any of this, but I couldn't help but think it sounded like he might have been exploited. just a bit.

"12-year-old Saudi girl sold, in marriage, to 80-year-old relative'

Call me culturally insensitive, but this is some sick shit. I understand that in many countries and cultures, parents are actually parents as opposed to the bleeding heart bull shit that we understand in the United States where children kill their parents for asking them to do simple household chores or upon justifiably disciplining your child you'll immediately be getting a knock on your door from a woman from DSS and the county police. Here in the States parents are barely more than birth canals and banks that don't charge interest. it's a real problem, but this child-tafficking nonsense is an even bigger problem.

there was more as there always is, but these two seemed enough already.