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By the time they turn 18, 2 out of every 3 women will have been raped or molested.

I'm sorry for your situation early in life, but that stat is just BS.

What happened to you sucks, but now you are advocating that the burden of proof on any sexual crime be lowered to a mere accusation. That is not justice, it's misguided revenge on people that weren't even involved in your situation. This is no different that a black person that had a bad experience with a white racist in their youth and now sees racism behind around every corner.

Oh, and children have always had the mental complexity to fabricate accusations. This doesn't mean that all accusations are false, but to put a person in prison, the accusations should have corroborating evidence.

In your case, if corroborating evidence wasn't available, your parents still should have separated you from the family member. Your parents decisions sucked - it's their fault - not yours, but it's not the fault of other people that are falsely accused either.

I'm sorry for your situation early in life, but that stat is just BS.

What makes you say that? The reason I'm asking is most of the incest/molestation survivors I know, few if any have faced their molestor. So the 'diminished' capacity of a child doesn't play when you're dealing with a 45 y/o Ex Navy Seal who is just now admitting to being molested by the adults in his family. I've discovered that most keep it to themselves or 'in the family'. But all have the scars and the problems to deal with.

When I was younger, I would have agreed with you. But now, I can say those numbers sound, 1 in 3, sound about right. In my circle of friends and family, its on the money.

As luck would have it, I just listened to an hour-long program on a Christian radio show that dealt entirely with the subject.

Those "BS" stats are conservative, according to the people who have instituted a support network for adult survivors of abuse.

Bitch at them for their "BS stats", not me.

FYI, there are 3 women in my immediate family.
[one mother, two daughters]

Two have been molested.
One has not.

Just to mess with the curve, toss in the cousin who was definitely molested, as well.

Next question?

"This is no different that a black person that had a bad experience with a white racist in their youth and now sees racism behind around every corner."

That's got to be the most spectacularly stupid comment posted here, thus far.

This is NOT social discrimination or name calling.

This is perverted adults screwing innocent little kids and with horrifying regularity, getting completely away with it.

Big difference.

Wanna know how the uncle in question votes?

Take a wild-assed guess.

[and he's also the most racially bigoted person you'll ever meet]

Welcome to liberalism, tolerance and the destruction of core American family values from within.