Newest Members
MG5555, ShinTensei, jaklumen, Bennett, 0128
12506 Registered Users
Today's Birthdays
Moriji (44), Nicos (48), weharry1959 (55)
Who's Online
1 registered (1 invisible), 10 Guests and 4 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Stats
12506 Members
74 Forums
64205 Topics
448045 Posts

Topic Options
#237471 - 07/11/08 11:19 AM Diplomat: Sex with teens OK in some cultures
Barkabus Offline

Registered: 05/09/08
Posts: 809
A former U.S. diplomat who was arrested and convicted of having sex with underage girls aged 14-17 as well as video taping the encounters in the Congo and Brazil is asking the judge for leniency because his actions are culturally acceptable in some countries.

My Story

#237475 - 07/11/08 11:32 AM Re: Diplomat: Sex with teens OK in some cultures [Re: Barkabus]
Sans Logos Offline

Registered: 05/31/03
Posts: 5791
Loc: in my own world in pittsburgh,...
my specific thoughts on this are such that the person must be held accountable to his country's legislative standards.

generally speaking though, i feel and understand that the idea of sexual abuse itself is not about the age restriction as much as is is about predatory behavior, non-consensual sexual activity, power and robbing a person of any age of their human right to self-possession and a breach of their human right to self determination.

anywhere non-consensual sex occurs a crime against the person occurs that elicits rippling effects which immutably change the currency of their life, and demolishes their right to decide for themselves who they will or will not chose to become.

leniency? how about castration? is that lenient enough?

  1. the past
  2. ReClaiming Now
  3. advocacy

#237476 - 07/11/08 11:33 AM Re: Diplomat: Sex with teens OK in some cultures [Re: Barkabus]
BJK Offline

Registered: 08/02/07
Posts: 1526
Mike Lew does dedicate a portion of his book to saying that sexual abuse is definined on a culture by culture basis.

Revenge is nothing more than another way of perpetuating abuse.

What the world needs now
Is some new words of wisdom
Like la la la la la la la la la.
-David Lowery



Moderator:  Chase Eric, ModTeam 
