tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post1246102571666871717..comments2023-10-28T03:14:44.519-07:00Comments on Calhouns Can(n)ons: The Children's HourNewsstandGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04099049885765768069noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-16091648721832374752012-06-25T05:18:14.042-07:002012-06-25T05:18:14.042-07:00Donna, that's also another horrible component:...Donna, that's also another horrible component: how helpless people feel (and often actually are) in the face of such evil. And in the case of violent abusers, death is a very real threat. We often don't have a safe enough safety net to get families out of that kind of murderous danger. What happened to your and your kin was so wrong on so many levels there's nothing to say but I am so sorry.Churadogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701649330085709021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-29099472101814511352012-06-24T12:24:23.168-07:002012-06-24T12:24:23.168-07:00i was one of those children. not at the hands of ...i was one of those children. not at the hands of any institutional entity, but at the hands of my stepfather. the same silence prevaile including from my own sainted mother (and i do not mean that sarcastically) who said if she did anything, things would get worse. or he would kill us or. . . or. . .<br /><br />consequently i have a Big Fat Mouth which i use regularly. <br /><br />abuse of power really pisses me off. it's my least favorite thing in the world.<br /><br />donnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-61527323509460153492012-06-24T05:38:53.558-07:002012-06-24T05:38:53.558-07:00Anne: Yeah, it comes to that: satire to say what ...Anne: Yeah, it comes to that: satire to say what should have been blindingly obvious.Churadogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701649330085709021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-1488638314877102302012-06-23T09:38:15.109-07:002012-06-23T09:38:15.109-07:00I just saw an article from the Onion dealing with ...I just saw an article from the Onion dealing with this in a dark but humorous way. "If you see a 10 year old boy being raped, you can't go wrong with calling the police. Right away. Don't even wait until after lunch." http://www.theonion.com/articles/nations-10yearold-boys-if-you-see-someone-raping-u,26724/Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-60545323314070104512012-06-23T09:31:53.376-07:002012-06-23T09:31:53.376-07:00I had the same thought as I read the story about t...I had the same thought as I read the story about the Sandusky/priest convictions in the paper this morning. Nowhere did they use the word "rape." None of the counts against them used the word "rape." And nobody is coming out and calling these guys "rapists."It's time for that to change.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-57693109213848073102012-06-23T08:25:10.090-07:002012-06-23T08:25:10.090-07:00It's all a part of the Great Disconnect - that...It's all a part of the Great Disconnect - that which people say they believe in or don't believe in - and that which they secretly practice and/or openly ignore. Hypocrisy takes many forms.<br />Yes, people have an amazing ability to distinguish between institutions and persons. The Church (or Penn State Athletics) is above the corrupt individuals who populate it. If we didn't have that ability, there would be no institutions left to keep society in shape. There would be nothing left to "believe in." And belief, above all else, is what seems to keep mankind from despair.<br />We do believe in the craziest things ;)Sandra Gorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850367686567164074noreply@blogger.com