tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post7276027619744093552..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: A Newspaper With a PitchforkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-81977032626864654762012-01-30T14:28:05.566-05:002012-01-30T14:28:05.566-05:00So the possibility of tarring and feathering the o...So the possibility of tarring and feathering the occasional innocent is OK as long as we increase the prosecution of actual rape? I read the NT Times article again. It does not call for a police investigation. It does not call for a formal investigation on any level. It repeats gossip, innuendo and half facts from anonymous sources. And it left out substantively important facts as noted in the above quoted article.<br /><br />This was a travesty and a shocking abuse of journalistic ethics.John (Ad Orientem)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14329907942477160166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-14031740229801445282012-01-30T06:44:28.450-05:002012-01-30T06:44:28.450-05:00Your argument is entirely logical but ignores the ...Your argument is entirely logical but ignores the context:<br /><br />* We live in a world where most victims of sexual abuse don't feel able to come forward and report the abuse.<br />* A minority of reported sexual abuse cases are successfully pursued and prosecuted by the police.<br />* A minority of cases that make it to court result in convictions.<br />* Universities, sports clubs, civic groups (like society at large) tend to turn a blind eye to the rampant sexual abuse and harassment in society.<br /><br />By all means let's have a fair process for victims as well as those accussed of this serious crime. But if a newspaper is or individual is whistleblowing that an incident has occurred and it is not being pursued by the relevant authorities then we should support a swift and open investigation by all the relevant authorities.<br /><br />"Tittle tattle" is not appropriate either, but given the huge imbalance against victims of sexual abuse and harassment in society we need to create more space for victims to be heard, supported and defended.<br /><br />Given the epidemic of sexual abuse in the USA today, why are our leaders not calling for a "war on rape" as we get the "war on drugs" or "war on terror"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com