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 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.
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.
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?
Found three within a two-block radius.
This right here tells me this guy is off his rocker.
I started this battle 5 years ago. I am raising my granddaughter who is now 14. I couldn't believe my eyes when I started shopping for her then. I walked out of Kohl's after seeing the slogans on little girl's underwear and tees. I explained my moves to her then. We came home and wrote to Kohl's protesting their clothing selections,especially since their PR come-on was that they sold classic,conservative apparel.Now that she is older,and has FULLY developed, the task of buying clothes is even more difficult. There have been a few "knock-down drag-outs" with her but she will not win this battle. She rarely even asks for halters or belly shirts because she knows my answer has been and will be no. Thank God, this year she is going to private school and will wear uniforms. I have never had a more pleasant school clothes shopping experience.Every parent ought to push for uniforms.If nothing else, they are hassle enders.
Are we sexually abusing our little girls when we dress them up to look like prostitutes?
One day, my husband and I were having dinner at a Mexican restaurant on Olive Ave in Fresno. They had Spanish TV on and we were SHOCKED beyond belief at what we saw. It was kind of like a talent show. Mexican parents entered their little girls in this contest to see which one could move and look the most sexy - they were bumping and grinding right up there like the pro's. These little girls were around 5 and 6 years old. The parents were beaming as they proudly watched their little girls act like sex-starved seducers! It was the most disgusting display I have ever seen. To this day, it makes me sick to think about it.
Call me politically incorrect but those Mexican parents made us sick!!!!!
Word.
Amen!! I saw a mother with two young children and she had on a Itty Bitty MINI SKIRT!!! I don't care how young the moms are, they should change their way of dressing to something more maternal looking.....it's called setting an example.
If a kid is in grade school and wearing makeup, and thongs, and its a pattern, that isn't personal self expression, its an attempt to fit into something that is seriously wrong.
I want to blame something, but I know its more of a problem with parents being permissive, and letting their children become bullseyes and then blaming society.
Out of curiosity, I put in my zip code; rather sobering to find a marker for a sex-offender just two short blocks from the local elementary school!