Baby Steps of a Beginning Criminal

          The modern day teenagers may be enthusiastic and friendly, but society often forgets they are also young thieves. A common pastime of theirs is finding websites to download their favourite songs for free. This is incontrovertibly illegal, as the act of taking objects without a form of payment is against the law. Stealing music is a prominent issue that everyone labels as immoral. Generations before us have lived without illegal downloading; therefore, modern society should be no different. The only excuse today's teenagers have is that they are too cheap to pay cash. Yet, they're simultaneously setting themselves up for prison; furthermore, they are manipulating the leniency of the British Columbia Youth Justice Act. Perhaps the only solution is to teach them that downloading music is no different from stealing equipment in a recording studio. Once this message is conveyed, adolescents will understand they have the power to refuse illegal activity or face a life as a criminal.