at the request of Sam, I am now posting the afore-mentioned satire....

A growing problem today is the prevalence of sex and violence in our society. The
intrusion of many different forms of media, including television, movies, video games,
books, and magazines, have made sex and violence subjects that many people are unable
to avoid even though they are uncomfortable with them. The rash of shootings in schools
across the nation as well as the continuing problems of STDs and teenage pregnancies
have all been at least partially blamed on the media by most. We need some means by
which to control these growing influences and keep them from harming our youth and our
society.

In many countries, most noticeably in European nations, there is no legal drinking
age, and if there is, it is not heavily enforced. These countries have far fewer problems
when it comes to teenage drinking, and the death rates because of drunk driving are much
lower. It is a well-established psychological fact that when people, and specifically
teenagers, are faced with something they are forbidden to do, they will attempt to do it.
So, in places where a specific behavioral pattern is not forbidden, less people suffer
problems as a direct cause of that specific pattern.

Therefore, if we attempt to get rid of sex and violence in our society, it will only
make teenagers more likely to fall into destructive paths. The only way we can rid our
society of these problems is to make sex and violence subjects that are common
knowledge. If we make all knowledge concerning these subjects easily available, they will
no longer be taboo, and therefore no one will feel the need to go against normality.

The easiest way to do this would be to create school curriculum that centered
around these issues. If children are indoctrinated in them from an early age, the subjects
would be normal to them. Teaching should begin at a very young age, preferably in the
first year of school. During this year and approximately the first half of elementary school,
students would be taught basic information about their bodies, much as they are taught
during elementary science classes now. During the second half of elementary school, new
areas of knowledge would be included. Continuing to learning about their bodies, students
would begin to learn about sex - specifically how it works and the physical ramifications of
the act. In more daring programs, some sexual experimentation could occur if the students
desired it. Students would also be taught the basics of violence, specifically fighting
techniques using both fists and weapons.

During junior high and high school, students would begin to use the media that is
now known as "dangerous" or "immoral" in order to learn. Sexual and violent literature
and videos would be introduced into the classroom. Again, experimentation in both violent
and sexual areas would be allowed. By the time of graduation, students would be so aware
of everything involved in the two areas that they would no longer cause discomfort and no
one would feel the need to defy authority by employing them.

The success of this plan rests on two criteria. The first is that the curriculum would
have to be balanced between the pros and cons of sex and violence. If students are made
completely aware of the results of anything they might do in either area, they will be able
to make educated choices concerning these actions. The second is that any type of
experimentation would be allowed, but not encouraged. Any student who decides that
they are not ready or do not want to practice violent or sexual acts should feel just as
comfortable with the action as a student who is violent or sexually active.

If these criteria are met, problems with sex and violence in our society would all
but disappear. If the population is educated in the good and bad results of any possibly
destructive action, they will be able to choose the course best for them. Since teenagers
will feel no need to go against the status quo concerning sex and violence, their decisions
will be based not on rebellion but on complete and total knowledge of the subject.