DC - White House Rolls Out Guidelines to Stop Sexual Assault With Star-Studded PSA

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And as usual it excludes men who are abused by other men or females, and the fact that most sexual crimes occur in the victims own home.

04/30/2014

By ANN-MARIE ALCÁNTARA

Vice President Joe Biden, Seth Meyers, Steve Carrell and other stars all have the same message in a White House public service announcement: stop sexual assault across America.

The PSA, uploaded to YouTube Tuesday, is part of the White House's new website, NotAlone.gov, a sexual assault resource page and just one of the recommendations from the First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, also released Tuesday.
- It won't protect anybody!

The task force was launched in January by President Obama, with a mandate that within 90 days, the group should release steps for colleges to take in response to sexual assault across the U.S, particularly in colleges and universities.

That mandate was met on Monday, when the task force released its recommendations for U.S. colleges and universities. They include: requiring colleges to offer confidential counseling for sexual assault victims, asking schools to conduct a "climate survey" to assess sexual assault occurrences on campus and providing special support and training for school officials in handling sexual assault cases.

Part of the recommendations included the creation of NotAlone.gov, a website that allows sexual assault victims like search for services nearby, helping them understand legal terms in “plain English” and other types of information that can be misunderstood or hard to find.

The task force report also called for the PSA released Tuesday, aimed at “enlisting men as allies.” The video, which includes the actors mentioned above as well as Benicio del Toro, Daniel Craig, Dulé Hill and President Obama, says in no uncertain terms: if "she doesn’t consent or can’t," it's sexual assault and a crime.

Sexual assault cases across the U.S. are consistently reported as being mishandled, like the recent cases at Dartmouth College, Brown University, Florida State University and other schools.

One in five women is sexually assaulted while in college, according to a White House press release.

"Colleges and universities need to face the facts about sexual assault," said Vice President Joe Biden in a statement. "No more turning a blind eye or pretending it doesn't exist."

NCMEC - Hope Is Why We're Here (Misleading Video)

This video is misleading. This organization DOES NOT make children any safer from criminals, they only come in after the fact to help find the person dead or alive. That is a big difference!

They say they help prevent and solve crimes. How is that exactly?

If someone is intent on sexually abusing, kidnapping or even murdering someone, nothing they do will prevent that.

They say the FBI reports that 500,000 reports are made of missing children each year. Sounds like one of those magical Goldilock numbers to us, but we could be wrong.

Then they show the case of Jacon Wetterling, who was kidnapped, but a crime they did not solve.

Also they show the Adam Walsh act, which is another crime they did not prevent, and it was never proven Adam was sexually abused or who murdered him, but that didn't stop John Walsh from pushing the Adam Walsh act to put ex-sex offenders on a public list, which also doesn't prevent crime. And what about the fact that he dated Reve when she was underage? If they had sex then, then John Walsh committed a sexual crime.

They should be putting out educational material, online and in schools, that is what may prevent a crime, but hey, who are we?

RI - Study: 1 out 5 local middle school students are sexting

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We are so sick and tired of hearing this made up "1 in 5" number on almost everything. Anytime a study comes out, it seems, this magical number is used.

02/25/2014

By Melissa Randall

Tatiana Lopez, 13, and her friend Janae Smith, 12, open up about sexting. With their parents permission we had an honest conversation about what's happening in the hallways of their Providence middle school, yes, middle school.

"It's not what we would hear on TV or what ever– it's real. That's actually happening to people our age," said Lopez.

The alarming trend of sending a sexually implicit message or image of oneself to another person is now trickling down from teens to tweens. Lopez and Smith have never sent or received a sext message themselves, but say some of their friends have.

"People always think we are too young for everything," said Lopez.

"It was shocking– that someone our age would send a picture that inappropriate," said Smith.

Dr. Christopher Houck, a clinical psychologist at Rhode Island Hospital, has been studying the behaviors of *at risk 7th graders in Rhode Island. The data shows that one out of five students who participated have sexted.

"The relationship was that those who had sexted were five times more likely to report having engaged in some kind of sexual activity," said Dr. Houck.

But it doesn't end there. With the click of a button those private photos can be shared. Tatiana and Janae witnessed the reputation of a young friend be ruined by sexting.

"They told her she wasn't worth living any more– she was disgusting for sending the pictures," said Smith.

They say the girl talked about suicide but with time was able to overcome it.

Sexting is illegal in Rhode Island for anyone under the age of 18. Those found guilty face penalties ranging from counseling to having to register as a sex offender.

"If you receive a sex message and you forward it on to someone else whether you are an adult or a minor you could be charged under child pornography laws," said Peter Kilmartin, Rhode Island's Attorney General.

Rhode Island has seen several sexting cases involving teens go through the courts. There were two in 2012 and five in 2013.

In Bristol County Mass. nearly forty high school and middle school students have been investigated for sexting since 2010.

So what is the answer? How do parents protect their kids in a world of smart phones and instant communication? For the Lopez family of Pawtucket it all starts at the kitchen table.
- Um, don't give your child a cell phone with all the bells and whistles!

"I hope that the gateway is there for me to actually have that conversation– because we are talking all the time," said Tatia Lopez. "And so far, thank god, it's working!"

The younger Lopez and Smith say there is pressure from their peers to sext, but the girls have decided sending a picture is not worth the risk.

"I'd be like scared for my life," said Lopez. "It's really serious."

Experts say it is important for parents to start discussing the topic with their children and to let them know the importance of family values.

*The findings of the sexting study were based on youth with behavioral and/or emotional problems. They may not apply to all middle school kids.

GA - Georgia Republican stands up for sex offenders’ access to schools and playgrounds

Rep. Sam Moore

Original Article

02/21/2014

By David Ferguson

A Georgia Republican state House member submitted a bill to the current legislative session that would remove restrictions on convicted sex offenders and allow them to go anywhere in the state they like, including schools.

According to the Cherokee Tribune, freshman Georgia Rep. Sam Moore (R-Macedonia) said that once they satisfy the terms of their parole, sex offenders have “done their time” and should be allowed to go forth unhindered by intrusive government supervision.

Moore’s HB 1033 would overturn the crime of loitering and loosen restrictions on convicted sex offenders, enabling them to go anywhere they like, including schools, church youth functions, parks and playgrounds. Moore said that the risk of recidivism is outweighed by the increase in freedom.

“I am OK with that,” he told the Tribune. “The reason I’m OK with that is the assumption is they have done their time. If they’re still a danger to society, they should not be free.”

“Am I saying it’s not creepy?” he asked. “It’s definitely creepy,” but worth it to avoid big government’s infringement on personal liberties.

“In my 34 years of law enforcement I have never heard of such an insane law having been introduced,” said Cherokee Sheriff Roger Garrison Friday. “Sexual predators are one of this country’s most violent (type of) offenders. If there’s any equal it would be an out-and-out serial killer.”
- So what about politicians who agree to wars that kill thousands or more?  Or what about drunk drivers who kill a while family?  Not all sex offenders are as dangerous as you make them all out to be, but hey, you cannot look soft on crime we understand that, got to protect your reputation!

Garrison said that to allow sexual predators to “once again lurk around our parks, around our schools, around our swimming pools” is unacceptable.
- How many sexual crimes can you show us that occurred at ANY of these places?

Cherokee Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Petruzielo told the Tribune by email, “The School District is strongly opposed to any legislation that would allow predators the opportunity to endanger our students, which it appears this bill would do.”

Anti-loitering laws are a key law enforcement tool in keeping adult sexual predators away from children, but Moore feels that they are unconstitutional in that they compel suspects to identify themselves to the police. HB 1033 would forbid police from forcing residents to identify themselves under any circumstances.

Moore said that he is protecting the Fifth Amendment, which protects citizens’ right to remain silent.

Sheriff Garrison blasted the bill’s potential to make law enforcement impossible.
- Oh come on, really?

“It’s insane,” he said. “If you can’t check them, how are you going to know who they are? They could be wanted for murder down the street.”
- So I guess you just want to eliminate the 5th amendment and let your Gestapo search anybody, anywhere, anytime you wish?

One of Moore’s fellow Republican lawmakers unloaded on him at the state House session on Friday morning.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted Rep. John Pezold (R-Fortson) as saying, “I am shocked and appalled anyone would suggest that pedophiles should be allowed to loiter near day care centers, schools — the places where our children learn and play.”
- Not all ex-offenders are pedophiles and by saying so could be a form of defamation!

“If Mr. Moore’s mission was to come down to the state Capitol and alienate his colleagues by staking out positions that no one in their right mind could agree with,” Pezold continued, “he can now hang a ‘Mission Accomplished’ banner behind him because he has done just that.”

See Also:

• (02/28/2014) Rep. Sam Moore back tracks on his controversial bill
• (02/24/2014) Georgia lawmaker apologizes for bill scrapping sex offender loitering statute
• (02/21/2014) State representative’s sex offender bill receives fierce criticism (Video Available)

Christina Hoff Sommers & Fraud of Feminist 1 in 5 Women are Raped Claim

"1 in 5" is the magical Goldilocks number people love to use. If you watch when someone says a study is out, this number will almost always pop out. Remember, if you tell a lie often enough, eventually it becomes the "truth!"

To read more on this magical number, go here.

Inside the Mind of a Sex Offender (Video)

Like usual they make it appear as if all ex-offenders have committed sexual crimes against children which is a flat out lie, but the truth doesn't sell papers, get votes, ratings, etc! This is only one mans story, most do not fit this stereotype!

Video Description:
"Stranger Danger" isn't always the one committing sex crimes against children. Much of the time it's someone you trust in your own home.