mom mhc <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Friday, February 11, the TV series Law & Order (Special
> Victims Unit) has an episode about tracking down a rapist who's
> statute of limitations is about to run out. They justify their
> actions by saying they are removing a threat from society.
> Sorry to give away the ending but the rapist is a paraplegic,
> and the ending in someways raises questions about the benefits
> of prosecution. The episodes should be run on USA network on
> Sunday February 20, probably at 10 or 11, depending on time
> zone.
>
> Also there is the story of the Sam Shepard murder. The actual
> killer is supposedly a convict, now dead, who ended his life in
> a WC.
>
> I believe this is another example of society's misconceptions
> about PWDs and sexuality, among other things.
>
> 1) People in WC's sexual parts don't function.
> 2) People in WC's are harmless.
> As a sexual assault counselor for many years, I can tell you
> there are many ways to commit sex offenses w/o using the
> genitals. I do not believe that failure to prosecute criminal
> PWD's helps the image of the rest of PWD's. Just my 2
> cents.Renee

Sorry, had to read above at least twice before I twigged. WC is
short for "water closet" in the UK.

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Deri James
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