Sex For Grades?

The current "big" case that has been going on for the past few weeks is that of a law professor who slept with his student. This itself is not a "big" issue per se as I am sure there are many people in this world guilty of this. However, she bought him expensive gifts and her grades, that were supposedly mediocre, were superb under him.

In any case, he was charged for all six counts of corruption, ie sleeping with the girl and giving her good grades. He was terminated by the university with immediate effect after the verdict was out. No report on the girl, but I think she could lose her practitioner's license.

The thing is, why must this be splashed out everywhere? Does it serve a purpose to have the guy's face and the girl's face splashed everywhere? No doubt the guy is a scumbag, but the girl herself also consented. Okay, maybe to her it was her love for her lecturer, and that she thought it was right to give him expensive stuff and even have affair with him to show she loved him. She is still young and inexperienced, and now she made a big mistake she had to pay for it.

But the guy is middle age, she was his student, and he should know better. He is so much older and more experienced, must he respond to her just because she was showing some fancy and interest? Furthermore he has a wife and a kid. How will his family feel?

This incident is another typical incident that shows just how scummy men can be. But then this also shows the value systems of the younger generation. Is getting good grades, having more money, etc, everything that people think of nowadays? What happened to all the ethics and moral values of doing things the proper and right way? Must you play some tricks and whatnot just to get ahead in life?

Just like the girl, despite the mistake she made, her parents immediately sought to sue the guy and even paid for the most expensive and prominent defense lawyer for her. I wonder if it is due to her upbringing or influence that caused her to be like this? I am not saying I do not understand her situation, she is still young and lots to experience, but perhaps if her parents had questioned where those money went to and who she gave all those expensive gifts to instead of just giving her the money and letting her do what she likes without question, perhaps the entire situation could have been nipped in the bud.

I really worry about the younger generation if this is what they are growing up to be. I hope I will not make the same mistake if I ever become a parent.