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To: Jim S who wrote (4693)	11/13/2006 5:32:50 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

"How can harm to one's reputation be restored?" In most cases it can't. Once a false story is released it typically creates a tsunami of influences that damage the object of the story. Personal relations that get damaged may not be reparable. Significant persons may turn against the guy and never hear about it if he later is vindicated. Other real problems may have come up that get compounded by the false allegations. Distrust gets spread through the community. Business opportunities that may have come knocking might have been directed elsewhere. Etc "...forced to do whatever is in their capacity to correct any harm caused or wrong done to the other person and to the community. Restitution." Complete restoration of previous conditions is not likely. Often times the perp is a loser in life who sees themselves as having nothing to lose by lying. My suggestion is that they be put in a mode of forced restitution by means of whatever they do have, forced labor if nothing else. Lying is the most prevalent offense in human society. Yet it is the least likely to receive official sanction. I don't accept the premise of such a limited and flawed justice system; which is one more reason why I'm a believer in eternity.

To: Jim S who wrote (4693)	11/14/2006 11:24:46 AM
From: one_less	Respond to of 10087

‘Neath our comforting thoughts and the still waters of conventional wisdom lay an adventure on the verge of our touch … Western scholars had this to say. “The growing crime rate in China which is being linked to China's massive "floating" or transient population, some 80 million of which are low-status males, seems to add weight to their observation.” China’s scholars don’t seem to disagree: “China's own population experts have been warning for years about the looming gender crisis. "The loss of female births due to illegal prenatal sex determination and sex-selective abortions and female infanticide will affect the true sex ratio at birth and at young ages, creating an unbalanced population sex structure in the future and resulting in potentially serious social problems," argued Peking University's chief demographer back in 1993.” One piece of good news is that the status and value of being female in China seems to be on the rise. The traditional thinking is best described in the ancient "Book of Songs" (1000-700 B.C.): "When a son is born, Let him sleep on the bed, Clothe him with fine clothes, And give him jade to play... When a daughter is born, Let her sleep on the ground, Wrap her in common wrappings, And give broken tiles to play..." What amazes me is that there is no current global discussion on this trend that spans several eastern countries and to a lesser extent, the Globe. There is a laundry list of social ills that threaten the globe related to this issue. Start with human trafficking and see where that leads you. Then just do a quick review of human history (the parts where groups of men with resources but no domestic life band together). msnbc.msn.com