Posted on 05/26/2009 3:56:09 AM PDT by Born Conservative
Bret DeLone winced, wobbled and occasionally whined on Monday as he gamely walked nearly a mile in a pair of high-heeled shoes as a protest of rape, sexual assault and violence.
"I've got a blister on each foot," the Camp Hill resident said, happily slipping out of black high-heeled sling-back open-toe pumps and donning his sneakers. "These shoes didn't fit very well. But I received more than a few compliments on my legs, so I can't complain. It was all for a good cause."
DeLone and about 40 other men wearing women's shoes strolled down Market Street in Camp Hill during "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes," organized by the Stop the Violence Project of the Foundation for Enhancing Communities. Advertisement
The walk, part of the Camp Hill Memorial Day parade, raised about $5,000 for Rape Crisis of Cumberland County and Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties.
The walk was fun, but the subject is serious, said Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed, who led the walk.
"We average one reported domestic violence a day in Cumberland County," said Freed, whose toenails -- some painted hot pink, some painted purple -- peeped out from flowered flip-flops. "Over the past 20 years, half our homicides have been from domestic violence. The problem is not decreasing even thought there is more awareness about it."
Freed said that court-ordered punishment for domestic violence cases isn't strict enough.
"A first domestic violence offense generally gets probation," he said. "We have maneuvered batterers into a 26-week counseling program that has changed some behavior. But it's rare to see significant jail time for domestic violence cases. A short jail sentence might scare some of the offenders straight."
Fun footwear dominated the walk.
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When a fruitbasket Lib group like this starts anything... I'm temped to donate to Pro-Violence!
No picture of the shoes? Come on.
Seems like a rather pointless way to protest. Most men (myself included) would not participate in it.
I would (have) participate in a march against domestic violence, but not like that.
more photos here:
http://photos.signonsandiego.com/high-heels
what a bunch of useless douche bags.... how about giving women a Lady Smith .38 and showing her how to use it?
Very informative link.
Thanks for posting it.
More faggots doing pointless things.
Exactly what I was thinking.
What a nation of wusses where, to supposedly solve a serious problem like rape, men walk in women’s shoes for a mile. Who the heck came up with this idea and then who were the people who thought it was clever?
Talk about head in the sand.
Speaking of heels, was anyone else disturbed by the commercials during the Undy 500 portraying Danica Patrick’s pit crew in drag?
It has to be a genetic thing- my 7 year old daughter and I went shopping once and she looked at a clothes model and said "what nice shoes"- I didn't even imagine she would notice something like that.
I’m with you- what actual results come from this?
‘Raising Awareness’ is liberal-speak for doing nothing but thinking that you did.
Best post I’ve read today.
*Groan*
Revoke these guys’ “Man Cards”, stat!
Note the woman on the right is wearing tennis shoes.
I, as a woman, would never walk a mile in heels. This is just stupid.
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