Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:58 AM 9/21/99 -0700, Art Sala wrote: >Eric, I have tremendous repsect for your insight as a photjournalist, >however, I have a hard time believing that 32% of all women are molested by >the age 18. In the US? Definition of molested? Well, my friend who is a highly respected expert, and counselor of abuse victims, is where I got that number. And that is for North America. She lives in Canada - Saskatoon. The definition of molestation could account for it. The legal definition for sodomy is, for example, touching genitalia with the purpose of causing one, or the other, person pleasure. That's a pretty broad definition, but in the State of Missouri it's enough to get one a life sentence. I find it quite believable, since of all the women I know closely, I am astounded at how many of them were molested one or more times in their lives. And I never lived in any "bad" neighborhoods. Molestation cuts across all socioeconomic classes, but the one thing in common is what I said before. The mid-30s guy who like to play with cameras. And Anthony jumps the gun by assuming that what I mean is all people who take pictures are molesters. But that's simply a ridiculous conclusion to come to. You don't ignore the possibility of drunk drivers being on the road - though you can't possibly live like everybody is. Same with this. We need to respect people's feelings, and that's the bottom line. And to walk into a situation with blinders of not wanting it to be that way is naive. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.