17 yr old boy prosecuted for having consensual sex with 17 yr old boy

[Trillo]

39. There's an entire human interest side of the story missing.

This kid, or perhaps both of them, are getting severely punished for acts of kindness (a form of happiness). It's kind of like getting punished for following the rules, even though it seems such a law existed which allowed the prosecution. These kinds of punishments are, in my experience, likely to produce future psychological and-or social adjustment problems. Since the people doing the punishment are highly educated, it is possible that an anti-intellectual mindset is congealing, or will be once the shock of the punishment trauma has passed, and the kids' minds have time to process all the lies to which they're currently being subjected.

This kid, maybe both of them, will need a hell of a lot of TLC right now, and will need that care from friends and family to continue for some period of time after the punishment is finished, possibly for the entire lifetime. The alternative is yet another life, pursuit of happiness, ruined by the hate machine that doesn't give a damn.