Posted on 09/08/2007 2:52:54 PM PDT by decimon
These days, if Rian Romoli accidentally bumps into a child, he quickly raises his hands above his shoulders. "I don't want to give even the slightest indication that any inadvertent touching occurred," says Mr. Romoli, an economist in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif.
Ted Wallis, a doctor in Austin, Texas, recently came upon a lost child in tears in a mall. His first instinct was to help, but he feared people might consider him a predator. He walked away. "Being male," he explains, "I am guilty until proven innocent."
In San Diego, retiree Ralph Castro says he won't allow himself to be alone with a child -- even in an elevator.
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Yes, I would support that logic. Maybe it’s un-PC, but it is largely true.
Rather than laugh it off, have you considered you may be missing something the other side is saying?
The “other side” is largely over-reacting and seeing basic safety measures as demonizing all men when what is being discussed is public interaction with strangers.
It’s pretty funny stuff.
Dura, that was not my comment, it was a restatement of the text of the article. The point being that female perpetrators of violcence are the (surprisingly) are the most likely killers of children. The common perception is otherwise, and it was that perception that the facts of the article were quoted. So it is not restating the obvious, the cited facts/statistics challenge the politically correct misconception. More than a few people on this thread have not clicked on the hyperlink to read the full article.
And this is not demonization.
Not only do you not understand, you do not seem to care to.
Actually, the article acknowledges that women commit the majority of crimes against kids. Men commit the majority of sexual deviancy, if you don't count mothers pimping their children as sexual deviants.
Wow, if you think teaching kids to be terrified of the men they meet daily is funny, you must really get a laugh out of teaching the wee ones that global warming is going to kill them all.
I’m sure you’re a nice guy who wants to do the right thing. However, just for the record, is there any obvious way a lost child can tell you from a bad guy?
Its a horrid comparison.
The difference here is that men who do NOT abuse children will overwhelmingly, unfailingly and unequivocally condemn ANYONE who abuses children. - rlmorel
Check post rlmorel's #241
Uh no, children depend on their parents to “approve” any adults they might meet on a daily basis.
I guess theres no way they could be sure. As with any other risk kids face, there are no guarantees.
On the other hand, your advise would deprive a child of the best protective care anyone in my position could give. I love kids and would do anything to see their safe return.
So you are putting them at risk as well, probably greater risk.
Sure, I'm also worried about damaging my daughters psychologically by making them scared of men. Therefore, I teach them about situations to avoid and how to judge people.
I understand you have boys. How scared should girls be of them based on their proclivity (as males) to commit heinous crimes? Do you teach them to help if a child is lost? Should the child run away from them for safety?
Uh no, the best protective care you could give to a lost child is to find a mom with a stroller or kids in tow by other means, tell her the kid is lost, and go find a cop or security officer together.
Dang! You had to go and say something. Now I’ll have to get on the asbestos underwear.
Except for the complicating detail that is was INDIVIDUALS who flew the planes into the Twin Towers, and it's individuals who strap suicide vests to their bodies, and it's individuals who storm schools and rape and kill the children in them. The ideology can't set off bombs or break into buildings, or pull triggers.
So, yes, it makes perfect sense to worry that any individual muslim is out to hurt me.
My ex-s-i-l divorced my brother and to keep him away from her daughter (by the first husband who the daughter never knew) she accused him of molesting her daughter. She later told me that she made it up just to keep him away.
Let's look at "Sex Offenses and Offenders", and aim high: in 1994 6% of 900k state prisoners were in for something that would incorporate that designation.
What??
You think more mothers pimp their children than men committing sexual abuse on kids?
Since the men tend to be the same scumbags and the women are unique for each crime, I'd like to see the numbers.
What percentage of men do you think sexually abuse prepubescent children? What percentage of females? What percentage of mothers bring a man into a home focused on what she gets and without regard for her children?
Do you have some statistics that prove me wrong?
Do you have statistics to prove you’re right?
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