Seeking Justice
Below is a copy of a letter I sent to all members of the MN House of Reps. They voted 126-4 for the house version of the bill. The lang. in the bill was real week compared to the Senate bill. My computer was down the last 2 weeks so I haven't been here or at the MN Capital web site. I think the bill died in confernece committee. I would like to thank Thad for up dating the post on the Senate bill.
Also again I would like to thank Gary CDA for his help with writing this letter. In a way it is good that the bill died because a bill with weak lang. is no bill at all. This was the 1st of a 2 year session and we have all the same members of the 201 Club next year. They will have to listen to us again.
Seeking Justice
Be it one solitary act or an extensive history of manipulation and abuse, the resulting impact on the child is the same,theperpetratorsucceeds in stealing the childs innocence and their life. With adult trauma, the victim has an advantage since they have developed a substantial mental and physical skill set to assist them through the healing process. In regards to the child this is not the case since their development and vision of life has been distorted by an individual who, in most cases, was a trusted and respected adult.
As a community we have failed to understand the enormity of this evil and throughout history, societies response to the victims accusations has been self-defensive denial and dissociation. This reaction is common since the subject matter is delicate and the community is quite often unable to deal with it. Unfortunately, by closing their eyes to the truth they turn their back on the anger and pain of the child. If it takes a community to raise a child, it also takes a community to abuse one so that whenever a minor is sexually violated,
someones eyes are closed and a back is turned. In our opinion, this position is unacceptable and the time has come to listen to the victims and act in a manner that puts an end to the manipulation and abuse of children.
The victims of childhood sexual abuse have been the lasts to be protected by Society. The laws are stacked in favor of the perps. The sexual abuse of children is one degree short of murder. So much of our life is stolen away from us. We should have the opportunity to seek justice. Thank You Tom M
Also again I would like to thank Gary CDA for his help with writing this letter. In a way it is good that the bill died because a bill with weak lang. is no bill at all. This was the 1st of a 2 year session and we have all the same members of the 201 Club next year. They will have to listen to us again.
Seeking Justice
Be it one solitary act or an extensive history of manipulation and abuse, the resulting impact on the child is the same,theperpetratorsucceeds in stealing the childs innocence and their life. With adult trauma, the victim has an advantage since they have developed a substantial mental and physical skill set to assist them through the healing process. In regards to the child this is not the case since their development and vision of life has been distorted by an individual who, in most cases, was a trusted and respected adult.
As a community we have failed to understand the enormity of this evil and throughout history, societies response to the victims accusations has been self-defensive denial and dissociation. This reaction is common since the subject matter is delicate and the community is quite often unable to deal with it. Unfortunately, by closing their eyes to the truth they turn their back on the anger and pain of the child. If it takes a community to raise a child, it also takes a community to abuse one so that whenever a minor is sexually violated,
someones eyes are closed and a back is turned. In our opinion, this position is unacceptable and the time has come to listen to the victims and act in a manner that puts an end to the manipulation and abuse of children.
The victims of childhood sexual abuse have been the lasts to be protected by Society. The laws are stacked in favor of the perps. The sexual abuse of children is one degree short of murder. So much of our life is stolen away from us. We should have the opportunity to seek justice. Thank You Tom M