Psalm 53:1-3 (NASB)
1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God,” They
are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; There is no one who does
good. 2 God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks
after God. 3 Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become
corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.
This psalm speaks of the corruptness and wickedness of
mankind. They have become corrupt in their ways and are incapable of justice.
There are few who can be found that does good.
There has been real-life stories presented and discussed on
the TV show Dr. Drew On Call recently that shows just how corrupt our nature in
America is. Last week there was the story of a six year old who kissed a girl
on the hand at school. That action landed him a two-day suspension from school
and an entry of sexual harassment in his school files, which was later revised
due to protest. What has happened to people that they can’t evaluate a
situation and make a rational judgment call? Why is it we have to treat children
with injustice because a reasonable solution cannot be found? Come on, how many
six year olds really understand the meaning of sexual harassment?
Last night Dr. Drew and his panel discussed a story from
Duluth, Georgia. It dealt with Sam McNair, a 17 year-old high school senior who
thought he was giving a teacher an innocent hug. "You never know what someone's going
through," McNair told CNN affiliate WGCL in Atlanta. "A hug might
help." It didn't in this case because after McNair hugged a teacher, he
ended up with a year-long suspension from Duluth High School, putting his
college plans in jeopardy. Sam can’t even attend the SAT testing held on school
grounds because he could be arrested for trespassing. We have kids who are
violent, but yet when they are trying to show a caring gesture they are
penalized. Surely there is a different
way to handle a case like Sam’s.
My own daughter was in first grade when a boy in her
class came to school with his head shaved. Most likely he had lice and this was
the parent’s way of correcting the problem. The boy was embarrassed and the
principle told the class they were not to make fun of the boy. My daughter
being who she is yelled out to the boy on the playground, “Hey baldly, want to
come and play with us?” She wasn’t trying to be hateful, she just didn’t think
about her words. After all she was in the first grade. The teacher who
overheard her later sent her to the office asking that she be suspended for 3
days for harassment. My daughter’s response was, “We are good friends. I told
him I was sorry and he said it was ok. What else do you want me to do?”
It seems adults can’t think for themselves to resolve a
situation in a reasonable manner. It appears the world is so corrupt the only
thing we know to do is follow a single rule and apply it to everyone. Let us
pray that people will find it within themselves to do what is right and just.
Hopefully we can show the youth of this country how to live so they won’t
become embittered for being penalized for insignificant actions.
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