Comments on: How do you feel about child abuse punishments?

By: angelhunter54

angelhunter54 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:00:59 +0000

It's time to stop overreacting. While sexual abuse should be addressed, the mindless hysteria over crimes where the greatest trauma (except in the most extreme cases) inflicted on the victim is caused not by the act, but rather than the reaction to it, simply because "sex" is involved is patently absurd.

Thousands, if not millions, of children are being beaten, burned, whipped, starved, maimed, mutilated and otherwise tortured every day. Where is the outrage? Where are the offender registries? Where is the endless stream of legislation? Where is the ceaseless media coverage? Nowhere! Why? Because we, as a society, have become so fixated on "sex" and are so involved in what is going on in other peoples pants, that we have totally lost touch with what should be our greatest priorities.

Instead of buying into the media hype designed to sell more trinkets and toys, use some common sense and give all levels of abuse the gravity they deserve. Or, be ashamed.
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By: nevada nomad

nevada nomad — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:39:59 +0000

Honey, here in Nevada, there are laws against child abuse by family members, I know one guy personally, that I never believed he would do something like that, but he is in prision now for it. I also knew a guy in Utah that is in prision for sexually molesting his daughter.

See there are laws, at least in some states, that do protect the children. But it has to be proven that it happened, but any agency that would put a child back with the parent that abused it, should be strung up by the thumbs and let wild animals take care of them.

But, I also knew a mother that knew a guy was homosexual and she let her oldest son live with him, when the oldest was old enough to leave, then she sent her youngest to live with him, (the homosexual). That guy, died in prision, but I also think that the mother should have went to prision too.
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By: gene m

gene m — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:15:59 +0000

Actually, I dont think the laws go far enough. All adults who abuse children, either sexually or thru abuse, should have a public flogging, as the Puritans did and the males should ahve their balls cut off or hung by them and then putin jail. The abusers should get the same medicine IN PUBLIC but stronger and then sent to jail for life. Beat theri ass!
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By: Computer Master

Computer Master — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:36:59 +0000

In most cases the child is protected. The media prints the not normal things (would you like to read a whole newpaper about you driving to work?). If you read it is a newpaper it is not the usual case. I do not know what case you are talking about – can please post name of child & newspaper. I would like to read the article.
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By: lady_hawk0072000

lady_hawk0072000 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:09:59 +0000

every bill aimed at protecting children is shot down by the libs. Bill O'Reilly has been fighting for Jessica's law in all 50 states, and the states that are controlled be Democrats are resisting.
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Look at Vermont,

By: cfoxwell99

cfoxwell99 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:03:59 +0000

This is so sad. No protection for the children. Something has to be done. Laws are crazy and sure for the criminal it seems.
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