Lydia Forson condemns poor handling of St. Louis Students found in a car boot in a botched attempt to break bounds
Actress Lydia Forson has condemned school authorities for their poor handling of some female students of the St. Louis Senior High School who were found in the trunk of a car.
She believes the name-calling and the insults were not necessary, indicating that the country and its adults continuously fail teenagers at such a critical stage in life, pushing them further into harm’s way.
To her, the fact that the adult who kept them in the trunk of the car was ignored should be a matter of worry.
“Young girls caught being truant, filmed, shamed, and labeled as prostitutes yet somehow, we’re ignoring the fact that it was an adult who had them dangerously hidden in the trunk of a car.”
Lydia Forson believes that it is about time discipline in the country shouldn’t just be about violence and putting fear in people.
“It seems the only form of discipline we understand is the kind laced with fear, shame, and abuse. Why is our first instinct always violence especially toward children and those we have power over?”
Read Her Reaction Below:
Only yesterday, I posted about the lack of sex education and how it leaves so many young people vulnerable, especially to predators.
And today, we’re faced with the perfect example of how we continuously fail teenagers at such a critical stage in life pushing them further into harm’s way.
I’ve only seen a short clip of what happened at St. Louis, so I won’t claim to have the full story. But what I saw was enough to be deeply troubling.
Young girls caught being truant, filmed, shamed, and labeled as prostitutes yet somehow, we’re ignoring the fact that it was an adult who had them dangerously hidden in the trunk of a car.
Teenagers who clearly don’t know any better are left to carry the shame and public humiliation alone. Meanwhile, the adults be enabled this fade into the background.
It seems the only form of discipline we understand is the kind laced with fear, shame, and abuse.
Why is our first instinct always violence especially toward children and those we have power over?
And the way some adults talk on here, you’d think they were never teenagers themselves never curious, reckless, or trying to be “fast.”
Let’s be honest: a lot of you made it out by the grace of God, forgiving parents, and sheer luck.
We know you. Don’t forget where you came from.
Protect children!
