Posted on 08/05/2006 9:37:49 AM PDT by wagglebee
Same here.
*sigh* there are over 2000 registerd sex offenders in my zipcode.
95+% of them have 288(a) LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS on their rap sheets.
I had a hunch you're living in California.
I say we take it one step further, lets cover them head to toe and not allow them outside without our permission. We all know that wearing skimpy clothing and makeup is just asking to be raped or abused...lets make it illegal!
/sarc
"These Boots", huh? I like the Megadeth version best. But anyway, a lot of people in general are stupid and leave themselves open for criminals to victimize. For example, feminism has taught young women, the ones who are especially stupid and in need of good advice, that the way to prevent rapes is to have a regular "Take back the night" vigil rather than say, get a gun, learn to use it, and carry it. Oh, yeah, not getting falling-down drunk at parties might be helpful as well.
We have something in nursing called "standard precautions". You take protective measures with all patients. We should do the same with our children. Yeah, you can check who is on the list but you don't know who isn't. I use standards precautions with everyone, regarding my little one. Preachers, teachers, etc.
Unfortunatly the murderer just died without facing justice, her mother.
Maybe I misunderstood the point of your sarcastic comment. If so, I apologize in advance.
I'd like to know how covering girls from head to toe and not letting them out is one step further. That appears to me to be about 1,000 steps further.
Only one registered sex offender within my zip code.
Well, then trot right down to the DA and show him your evidence.
Oh, you don't have any?
You are just guessing?
Well, then that means that your claim to "know" must be questioned and everything that you declare from this point on in the article must be considered at least suspect.
Congratulations, what ever point you may have had was trashed by you in the first paragraph.
No one deserves to be raped. There is nothing wrong with modesty and being careful with where you go and what you wear though. These clothes for kids now are ridiculous.
... Great idea! Quick someone send Mohamed a memo!!!
/sarc.
I don't know of anyone who "dances like a prostitute". How are prostitutes supposed to dance? I suspect they would dance like almost any young person today raised in our permissive society but that, alone, doesn't distinguish them from anyone else.
I can agree with the general sentiment of the argument - that we sexualize our children far too early and that dressing up like Madonna at an early age has its downside. But I think the author goes a bit over the top with some of her descriptions, coming across more like a prude than like a sensible parent.
As for Jon Benet, I do think dressing little girls up in such a provocative way at such a young age can be harmful. It's not proven, though, that her beauty pageant lifestyle had anything to do with her murder.
"Tune in occasionally to The O’Reilly Factor to keep track of Bill’s segments on Jessica’s law – a measure designed to impose mandatory 25-year sentences on first-time child molesters."
I agree with most of the article. What I am concerned with is a one strike and you are in jail for 25 years.
Is is unheard of for either law enforcement or the judiciary to make a mistake? What if you are set up, having sexually assulted no one, and you are in for a mandatory term that might last for the rest of your life?
While I agree we shouldn't dress little girls provacitivly, I don't think pedophiles prey on those girls any more than ones dressed like little girls. After all...they want little girls because they are little girls, not adults. As far as rape, I thought everyone knew that rape is about violence, not sex.
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