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151 [lbo-talk] Polanski -- rank: 773

On 1 oct. 2009, at 20:39, Chris Doss wrote: > Aha. That makes more sense and is probably true. I was just discussing that today and it seems to be very much the case in Japan anyway. Especially for murder cases, the "ultimate" abuse. > --- On Thu, 10/1/09, JC Helary <brandelune at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I think she means sexual abuse by family members (including >> parents) is the most common form of abuse. Jean-Christophe Helary

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152 [lbo-talk] Polanski -- rank: 773

Aha. That makes more sense and is probably true. --- On Thu, 10/1/09, JC Helary <brandelune at gmail.com> wrote: > > I think she means sexual abuse by family members (including > parents) is the most common form of abuse.

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153 [lbo-talk] Polanski -- rank: 773

On 1 oct. 2009, at 19:05, Chris Doss wrote: > I think sexual abuse by parents and adult family members (or anyone) > is quite rare, and I really don't know where Joanna is getting this > notion. I think she means sexual abuse by family members (including parents) is the most common form of abuse. As for abuse in itself being rare or not, I have no idea. Jean-Christophe Helary

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154 [lbo-talk] Polanski -- rank: 773

I think sexual abuse by parents and adult family members (or anyone) is quite rare, and I really don't know where Joanna is getting this notion. --- On Thu, 10/1/09, heartfield at blueyonder.co.uk <heartfield at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > I know these numbers are much bandied about, and sometimes > controversial, > but my reading is that sexual abuse of children by anyone > is still a > pretty rare event (although the other statistic that most > abuse that does > ...

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155 [lbo-talk] Brendan O'Neill on Polanski -- rank: 773

My old comrade takes a harsher view of the pro-Polanski campaign than me: 'whatever you think of the usefulness of the arrest warrant against Polanski, and the motivations behind its continued pursuit by American law enforcers, it is not prudish to think that performing oral sex and sodomy on a drunk 13-year-old is unacceptable behaviour.' http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7464/

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Date:	Thu Oct 1 02:57:14 PDT 2009

156 [lbo-talk] Polanski -- rank: 773

I argeed with most of what Joanna said, but I am not so sure about this: "The sexual abuse of children and adolescents by parents, family members, and friends of family is extremely common." I know these numbers are much bandied about, and sometimes controversial, but my reading is that sexual abuse of children by anyone is still a pretty rare event (although the other statistic that most abuse that does take place is from family members is sometimes misunderstood to mean the opposite) ...

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157 [lbo-talk] Polanski -- rank: 773

On Sep 30, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Chris Doss wrote: > > Haven't you noticed that Shane takes the contrarian position on > everything?...Why is a question for psychoanalysis. > Yes indeed. Deviant contrarianism. Under Chris's hero Brezhnev I would indeed have found myself undergoing psychiatric imprisonment. Those were the days! Shane Mage > This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it > always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire, > kindling in measures and going ...

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