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  • Polanski

    Just because an adult is sexually stimulated by the sight or actions of a child does not excuse his actions. Your author attempts to excuse Polanski by saying the thirteen-year-old victim he raped behaved provocatively. So where does this slippery slope end? With the three-year-old tot who has learned that ''flirting'' melts an adult and yields ...
    Posted to Human Nature by Mary Golden on October 14, 2009
  • Is this the best ground to be taking a stand?

    Because it seems shaky, muddy, filthy ground to be taking a stand. Not to mention there is much higher ground which enables you to see all around you. I just returned home from overseas and can vouch for certain more basic societal structures over criminal courts. One: the fear of the angry family can dampen the deviant sexual desires of the ...
    Posted to Human Nature by Usama3 on December 17, 2008