GalvestonDuck wrote:I agree with Janice and Jason to a large extent.
If we blame Justin, we send a message to other victims (yes, he is a victim in many ways) of those who exploit children -- we tell them to keep their mouths shut and not tell on the perpatrators.
Just because one victim is 13 and should be smart enough (if taught about such things at an early age) not to do those things, that doesn't mean the other victims are that old or smart.
Justin is doing is part to stop what happened to him from happening to others. You can't totally blame him -- he was, in fact, exploited.
GV, right on. Another way to look at too is he is the product of the environment around him. Even if he did want to do it, he wouldn't have wanted to in the first place if the people who were supposed to care for him like his parents weren't so abusive and exploitative.
His dad asked him where he was getting his money and when he told his dad his dad said "Let's figure out a way to maximize your profit potential". His own dad exploited him.
The people that he needed most let him down.
