We're Nuts

I had read about this case awhile back and thought it was crazy. It looks like someone is trying to correct it:

A judge overturned the sentence of a Georgia man who, at 17, was given 10 years imprisonment for engaging in consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old, everybody reports. The case had been frequently cited as an example of the problems inherent in mandatory minimum sentencing. Georgia's attorney general promised to appeal.

What's up with people who think that kids 1) don't engage in sex, 2) should have the book thrown at them when they do? Besides eating, sex is probably of the highest priority for a human being. Sure, kids need guidance on the subject, but I personally don't consider a ten year prison sentence guidance in anything but how to be a criminal.