-=> Quoting Dennis Mccunney to Delores E Rowe <=-
Hello Dennis,
 DER> As someone who suffered physical, sexual and emotional abuse as a
 DER> child, I guess I have the mentality that the more people are made aware
I have to agree with Delores that casting a lot more light on the problem may
be part of the solution to a large and persistant crime and social problem.
 DM> Is child abuse *really* more prevalent, or is it simply more likely
 DM> to be *reported*?  That emphasis by papers looking to build
But I also agree with Dennis that a lot of the coverage is simply due to
the sensational side of the issue.
 DM> so it *appears* more prevalent.  But I suspect this may not be the
 DM> case, and that actual abuse may not be all that much greater than it
 DM> used to be. It is simply more likely to be discovered.
Fortunately, I was not abused as a child; but I can now look back and
recognize that other kids that I knew were being abused, many of them
sexually. At the time I was growing up, society tended to turn a blind eye on
such things unless it got really public.
Today the kids are selling their stories to Jenny Jones and the parents are 
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Oprah.  Is this good or bad? I really don't know, and I suspect we will have
to wait a generation or so to see how this exposure works.
 DM> difficult to break.  There are large numbers of folks out thre who
 DM> are really unfit to be parents, but how do you identify them and
 DM> prevent problems?
All too true, and I'm not sure what the solution is here either. Perhaps
classes in parenting in high school?
Bob 8-{)
 
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