Recent pictures of sex orgies by immature young people posted on the internet are rightly condemned by many.
Political activists took the opportunity to manipulate public outrage by having marches of unthinking citizens. I have little time for RadioLive showhosts JohnTamihere and Willie Jackson, but the view that some of the girls involved should also carry some of the blame is valid.
After all, these girls were not dragged by the hair to the place, nor were they held down while alcohol was poured down their throats.
However, the involvement of girls below 16 opens up a much wider sickness in our society.
During the centuries, we have recognised the responsibilities and rights of parents to bring up our own children to become acceptable members of society.
As cilildren grow, parental control lessens, until at age 16, when we pass responsibility for conduct over to the individual.
But things have been changed subtly and stealthily.
Today, young people can have their parents charged with assault or abuse; and legal restraints can be placed on the guardians.
The children are now in control, and so parents of the young girls in this latest sex scandal cannot be held responsible - no-one is.
But this will soon be taken over - by the state. This, of course, is the desired goal of those who would like to control the country.
It has happened before - by Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and the leaders in North Korea. The same thing is being promoted, with some success, here in our country.
We should recognise the enemy within.

John Mills,
Mount Maunganui.