Higher Rank

It's interesting how many hierarchies exist in our world. It's just funny because we are taught to think on an equal basis, yet virtually every aspect of work and school is based on either a bureaucratic or hierarchical system. Certain grades are higher than others, which give a person more merit and credibility. And, here at the Court House, apparently the lower you are on that chain, the more likely you are to be disrespected by a parent. My first experience of being told, "You're too low to speak to." Well it's funny, because most people do not realize that it is absolutely possible that the "lower-downs" have power too. For example, let's think of upper classmen guys in school, and lower class girls...See my point? Maybe not totally more mature, but definitely in some aspects. Even here, this woman tried to undermine me as an 18 year old intern. Ok, you want to play it that way? Well you wanna know my credentials: disrespect me, you will be escorted off of the premises in hand cuffs. Disrespect that power, and you'll not only be escorted off the premises, but you'll be escorted to jail. BAM! So as much as we want these hierarchies to limit the power that those who are in a lower position, there are ways to access and use the power that the "higher-ups" have.

In other news, I am shocked about why older men insist on getting with younger girls. In court on Friday, we heard a case of a girl who was impregnated by a 20 year old when she was...14!! I just don't understand. Actually, I get it, most 14 year olds just want to have that first guy that will give them those butterflies, and their vulnerability is attractive to these disgusting predators. So how do we teach these 14 year olds, or these "lower downs," that they still have the power to deny the "higher ups"? Will it help if we drive in their head that it's against the law? Will it help if we tell them that the older they are the more likely it is that they have an STD? Because we can be somewhat skeptical that a 20 year old is not losing his virginity to a 14 year old. Maybe it's better to ingrain into young women that they are just as powerful as men! We choose! It's a mindset thing, and it's about time we start believing it.