I cross my fingers to avoid VD

A study released today shows exactly how effective 'virginity pledges' are in real life, despite the I'm-better-than-those-sinners good feelings, armbands and nightly self-flagellation. They just do not work. In fact, there is a big downfall to the practice. Those taking the pledges are more likely to not use protection when they break that vow just-this-once. This seems to me like fallout from the Bush administration endorsed Abstinence Only sexual education, which takes the don't-ask don't-tell approach to sexual curiosity; which as other studies have shown, only increases the teenage birth rate in areas using this type of sex-ed, reversing a 14 year DECLINE in teen birth rates. Enough with the hyphens.
No matter what you do, kids are going to want to fool around, especially if you make it even more taboo than it already is for teenagers. At least if you let them arm themselves, you wont have a grandchild to take care of while your daughter goes to night school to finish her GED while the supposed father left town months ago, hoping any possible paternity tests vindicate him. And for god's sake, let the poor kids masturbate! It's our only hope.