statutory rape

In the face of unjust laws, I believe that civil disobedience is mandatory. I have a scenario to defend my argument. I introduce to you Stan Lippy. Stan is a 19 year old student at Louisiana State University and he loves his girlfriend. Unfortunately, she is a 17 year old high school student with over-protective parents. Stan and Lacey’s relationship made two years this past Valentine’s Day. Although Stan is at college, and Lacey is …

…not like their children near things like this. The parents should not worry about this because they should not let authority get in the way of their child’s happiness. In the case of statutory rape, I stand behind Stan in that breaking this unjust law is mandatory. The love between these two people is strong enough to risk jail time and to prove that no law should prevent two people from being in love.