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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Poet who wrote (1499)	1/18/2001 7:58:21 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

<<What also disturbs me is the fact that most adult-to-child molestations take place between adult heterosexual men and girls.>> That is certainly true. However, when I was a girl scout, the leaders of our troop were all female. My (derisory) troop never went on any field trips or camping trips, we just bought uniforms and paid dues and ran around playing hide and seek in a big, dark church while the troop leaders drank coffee and chatted! But I feel sure that if we had taken trips, the adults who accompanied us would have been female only. IMO, it would have been unwise to invite males into that situation, either simply to hang out in the dark church with a bunch of young girls, or to take them on overnight trips.

To: Poet who wrote (1499)	1/18/2001 8:16:32 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 82486

What also disturbs me is the fact that most adult-to-child molestations take place between adult heterosexual men and girls. This is not surprising because men are more likely to commit sexual abuse then women, and there are a lot more heterosexual men then homosexual men. What would disturb me is that the abuse happens at all whowever is committing it. Tim

To: Poet who wrote (1499)	1/18/2001 8:33:44 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

What also disturbs me is the fact that most adult-to-child molestations take place between adult heterosexual men and girls. What is the relationship between the percentage of homosexuals who molest and the percentage of heterosexuals who molest? Or is there any reliable data on this? It is easy to grant what you say simply because there are so many more heterosexuals than homosexuals.

To: Poet who wrote (1499)	1/19/2001 12:06:11 PM
From: H-Man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I am not saying that there is a down side. I am only saying, that parents, not some outside agency, have the right to determine, what and when their child is exposed to gay or any other material. Your beliefs are valid, but I am sure that you are not implying that they should be forced upon others. The Boy Scouts matter is decided by SCOTUS. They are private and have the right to associate as they see fit. I don't see in this case, any insinuation that anybody has more or less control over their sexual urges. Indeed one of the arguments made in this case, is that one would not send a young man out with a bunch of girl scouts. This all strays from the point I was making which, is that there a difference between gay rights and a gay agenda and can one be opposed to some aspects of a gay agenda and still be supportive equal protection for all. And, I don't know what a radical v.s. mainstream gay agenda may be. I was only pointing out that these may be fringe issues that most gays may not care about. I did not want to broad brush. But,,, for the sake of sport, I will give you some fodder if you like. I consider the Lesbian Avengers to be radical. Handing out leaflets to middle school students, (maximum age 12) that promote a gay life style, carry signs that say "We recruit" and the like, seems a bit out there to me. Oh, at least one time, on they had a phone number on the leaflet that was a gay pornography number. They claim, that this number was a mistake. Well I got some ocean front property in Arizona too. But what the hell were they doing with 12 year olds in the first place ?