Posted on 08/05/2006 9:37:49 AM PDT by wagglebee
In the nearly ten years since Jon Benet Ramsey’s death, I’ve spent little time pondering the identity of that little girl’s murderer. I’ve known the answer to that question for years. And so have you. But one time several years ago - during the height of the media coverage of the case - I did hear one interesting assertion about the parents of Jon Benet Ramsey; namely, that there was absolutely no evidence they had ever sexually abused their little girl.
When I heard the assertion that there was “absolutely no evidence” of sexual abuse of Jon Benet Ramsey, I immediately recalled a picture of the little girl when she was around the age of four. She was wearing a brightly colored strapless dress that matched her brightly colored lipstick. Her makeup was as heavy as that of any hooker or drag queen in San Francisco.
This begs a fundamental question: Are we sexually abusing our little girls when we dress them up to look like prostitutes? Of course, I would submit that we are.
Fortunately, when the Ramsey case broke it was very unusual to see a couple dressing a small child like a hooker. Unfortunately, today it is commonplace. An episode I witnessed the other day illustrates just how little parents seem to think before allowing their little girls to dress and carry themselves in an entirely-too-adult fashion.
On my daily jog though my neighborhood I ran by the house of a man I know fairly well. His garage door was open and music was blaring out of a jam box inside - in fact, the music was so loud it was barely recognizable. But I could tell the song was “These boots are made for walking,” which was popularized by Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s. His two grandchildren were dancing in the driveway to the recent remake of the tune, sung by Jessica Simpson.
As my neighbor’s two grandchildren were standing in the driveway - while gyrating their hips like a couple of prostitutes - I noticed they were both wearing cutoff “Daisy Duke” style short and halter tops. The oldest girl looked like she was wearing mascara. She is 11 years old, by the way. Her younger sister is nine.
There is obviously something very wrong psychologically with the parent who actually dresses a four year old girl like a prostitute. There is also something wrong with the parent who allows a nine or even an eleven year old girl to dress herself like one – not to mention carry herself like one, too. It is not cute. It is simply crude and indecent.
But there is more to the equation than bad taste, here. In today’s world, people who do not make sure their little girls are dressed like little girls are exposing them to extreme danger.
Shortly after I finished my afternoon jog, I went to one of the numerous websites (http://www.mapsexoffenders.com/) that can be used to locate registered sex offenders. I wanted to know how far those two little girls – the ones dancing like hookers - were from the nearest convicted pedophile. The answer: about 500 yards.
Parents of small children (especially little girls) need to do the following things after finishing this short but important column:
Log on to the internet and find the nearest registered sex offenders in your neighborhood.
Make sure you voice your complaints to local retailers who sell sexually provocative clothes marketed for little girls.
Make a note of the names of the companies that manufacture inappropriate clothing for children next time you see these products. Write them and tell them exactly why you will never, ever buy their products.
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.
Make sure that your lawmakers know you will not support them unless they support Jessica’s Law. In other words, impose a simple ideological litmus test on all of your representatives.
I hope all of my readers will give serious consideration to the advice I have proffered today. Even if you reject some of my specific points, keep my general thesis in mind. Our little girls will be women far sooner than we would like. For the time being we should just let them be little girls.
Yes, I imagine you would have to be pretty careful with that kind of job.
Wow, too bad this super sleuth isn't a detective instead of a college professor / talkshow wannabe!
Tune in occasionally to The O’Reilly Factor
Hey, I wonder if Professor Adams has figured out who sexually harassed Andrea Makris. /sarc
Unfortunately, they lump all those convicted of sexual crimes together. So, it may be a guy who was convicted at age 18 of having sex with a 16 year old (not good, but does not make him a sexual predator).
I wish they would change the law to reflect what sort of sex crime the person was convicted of.
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"As a homeschooling parent, let me assure you that homeschooling is no vaccine against teen angst or rebellion."
Some rebellion and angst is a natural part of growing up. However, I would argue that what passes for expression of angst and rebellion in a homeschooled child is generally less problematic than the equivalent in a non-homeschooled counterpart.
question: when you went to the site, did your neighborhood/ city automatically display without you entering any vital info? Mine did, and that leads me to question just what type of technology that site uses to locate my computer. It is a rather unsettling reminder of the Orwellian world we're living in.
And before anyone wastes keystrokes issuing the platitude "well, if you have nothing to hide, blah, blah, bull." I don't have anything to hide but I do enjoy my (illusion of) privacy.
And as to your query, because of that disturbing uneasiness and the fact that even now, after leaving the site, my computer (which is a bit older and, therefore, admittedly, technologically slower) is experiencing scrolling delays, I have not book marked it and will not be visiting it again. Too bad, because in theory, it is a good reference to have available.
Bingo!
What are you talking about? RKBA's post was in response to a sarcastic comment comparing people who have conservative views about the way children should dress to the Taliban. That's DU-think. You can't believe that's correct.
I thought the nineteen year old brother was out of state over Christmas.
Thank you for some common sense and compassion. In my opinion, people who make un-founded judgements about anyone are doing something far more reprehensible than putting stage makeup on a child for a special event.
Perhaps one day the cold case guys will solve it.
Keep up the good work. I truly believe it will pay off. As parents and grandparents-who-parent we've got a much bigger battle with the current society than our parents did. I've noticed that, in general, there is no shame anymore. Shame was a big motivator in my day.Of course,I grew up in '50's Houston. I look back wistfully for those days.
Did you hear that Dakota Fanning will be nude in her next movie? The reason for the nudity is that the scene will show her being raped. I haven't heard one peep of outrage.
Well..I guess there was a peep!!!
I think Dakota Fanning has as much promise as any actress in a very long time; she will eventually win an Oscar no matter what, there is absolutely no reason she needs to do this.
I think all these ideas and suggestions are with regards to clothing are fine, as long as they are just suggestions and nothing more. Regarding the comments about the poster muryan, snidely saying they must be from DU becuase they disagree with your views is a tactic I see on a daily basis....AT DU. Certainly does not belong at freerepublic
I went to the website, what specifically shows that sexual offences do not have the highest recidivism rate?
We had eight years of no shame and no responsibility in the White House. Think it resonates within society at large?
Interesting new and unique defination for a police state.
If I walk outside right now and shoot an old lady in the head and they lock me up for life, that means I live in a police state...if thats my first crime ever?
Sounds like more of an endorsement for a police state then a condemnation of one.
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