KA FREDDIE; RIGHT TO LOVE AND PURSUE ONE'S HAPPINESS
I do believe that Ka Freddie Aguilar, just like any other person, has the right to love, be happy and pursue such happiness to the fullest. BUT, a big but, I also do equally believe that Ka Freddie and any other person who's a member of any organised society must also know how to abide by its laws. I fully agree and understand that Ka Freddie has the right to love and be happy about such love. HOWEVER, he also must recognise that what he's gotten into, puts him in the limelight not because he's Freddie Aguilar, nor is it wrong to love or pursue one's happiness to the fullest. His situation is indeed a sticky case of a predicament where adults are considered guilty of a legally-punishable act, because the society would want to PROTECT MINORS who are and can be VICTIMS of adult predators (aka pedophiles, human traffickers, etc.). By such however, I'm not saying that Ka Freddie must be lumped together with such lumpen characters. Society, via its laws, frown on such relationships, because the situation is usually skewed to the favour of the adult, and making the minor many times tragically vulnerable. Ka Freddie's case isn't the first well-known issue of a celebrity vis-a-vis minor. The late, very famous Charlie Chaplin Chaplin had a sexual liaison with a 16 year old Lita Grey (who was also the lead actress of his popular film "Gold Rush") which could have sent him to prison for statutory rape. Chaplin however decided to secretly marry in Mexico, so as to solve the scandal.
I've the highest regard for Ka Freddie, as an artist, and as a patriot in his own right. However, I'm a bit worried of his pronouncement like there are more important things for the country to focus on (e.g., PDAF, disasters, etc.) than his amorous pursuits. However, I do hope that he'll also come to see that society PROTECTING THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS of VULNERABLE MINORS versus unscrupulous or even criminal adults IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT MATTER THAT our society should also have a handle on. No, again, I'm not saying that Ka Freddie is to be necessarily lumped with those heinous adults. What I hope Ka Freddie to see is that his predicament has crossed into some very dangerous borders, and he, if he indeed is a patriot and responsible citizen, which he must carefully and responsibly navigate, lest he UNWITTINGLY GIVE CREDENCE TO THE DEPREDATIONS OF PREDATORY, CRIMINAL ADULTS victimising hapless and helpless, or even unsuspecting MINORS.
I do believe that Ka Freddie Aguilar, just like any other person, has the right to love, be happy and pursue such happiness to the fullest. BUT, a big but, I also do equally believe that Ka Freddie and any other person who's a member of any organised society must also know how to abide by its laws. I fully agree and understand that Ka Freddie has the right to love and be happy about such love. HOWEVER, he also must recognise that what he's gotten into, puts him in the limelight not because he's Freddie Aguilar, nor is it wrong to love or pursue one's happiness to the fullest. His situation is indeed a sticky case of a predicament where adults are considered guilty of a legally-punishable act, because the society would want to PROTECT MINORS who are and can be VICTIMS of adult predators (aka pedophiles, human traffickers, etc.). By such however, I'm not saying that Ka Freddie must be lumped together with such lumpen characters. Society, via its laws, frown on such relationships, because the situation is usually skewed to the favour of the adult, and making the minor many times tragically vulnerable. Ka Freddie's case isn't the first well-known issue of a celebrity vis-a-vis minor. The late, very famous Charlie Chaplin Chaplin had a sexual liaison with a 16 year old Lita Grey (who was also the lead actress of his popular film "Gold Rush") which could have sent him to prison for statutory rape. Chaplin however decided to secretly marry in Mexico, so as to solve the scandal.
I've the highest regard for Ka Freddie, as an artist, and as a patriot in his own right. However, I'm a bit worried of his pronouncement like there are more important things for the country to focus on (e.g., PDAF, disasters, etc.) than his amorous pursuits. However, I do hope that he'll also come to see that society PROTECTING THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS of VULNERABLE MINORS versus unscrupulous or even criminal adults IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT MATTER THAT our society should also have a handle on. No, again, I'm not saying that Ka Freddie is to be necessarily lumped with those heinous adults. What I hope Ka Freddie to see is that his predicament has crossed into some very dangerous borders, and he, if he indeed is a patriot and responsible citizen, which he must carefully and responsibly navigate, lest he UNWITTINGLY GIVE CREDENCE TO THE DEPREDATIONS OF PREDATORY, CRIMINAL ADULTS victimising hapless and helpless, or even unsuspecting MINORS.
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