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http://tinyurl.com/yjrtchk
South Africa’s child-rape epidemic
Mar 2, 2010
"South Africa has the highest rate of rape in the world, including child and baby rape, with one person estimated to be raped every 26 seconds, according to aid groups and local organizations.
In Khayelitsha, a sprawling, crime-ridden township of more than 500,000 people, many of the victims are children under the age of 10. "
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http://tinyurl.com/aasz3d
Baby rapes shock South Africa
"Every day the newspapers bring awful revelations: a nine-month-old girl gang-raped by six men; an eight-month-old raped and left by the roadside. "
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http://www.gallup.com/poll/123800/rape-t…
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Rape Troubles Nearly All in South Africa
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Gallup survey of South Africans conducted March 21-April 7, 2009, reaffirms the extent to which the issue of rape plagues the country -- with 97% of residents calling it a major problem.
The Gallup survey results add to statistics from Interpol estimating that a woman is raped every 17 seconds in South Africa, and that one in every two women will be raped in their lives in the country. According to Interpol, South Africa has the highest number of declared rapes in the world, with nearly half of the victims younger than 18.
In a recent survey conducted by South Africa's Medical Research Council in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces, one in four men admitted to having raped someone, and nearly half said they had attacked more than one victim. The report also found acts such as gang rape to be common because they are considered a form of male bonding, or a way to prove one's manhood or power."
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One in three South African men admit to rape
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 November 2010
More than one in three South African men questioned in a survey admitted to rape, the latest evidence in the country of a violent culture of patriarchy.
Researchers found that more than three in four men said they had perpetrated violence against women.
I take issue with the belief stated by Dow Constantine that the appearance of any advertisement on a bus should never be construed as an endorsement by King County or Metro [as reported in the Federal Way Mirror, “ACLU enters the battle”, 1/5/11]. That is precisely the way most of the public will view the billboard on buses—as being the view and having the approval of King County and Metro, our local government agencies.
Yes, we have the freedom to express our views freely in our United States constitution. However, it does not force the use of public places to provide a forum for opinions. If any group wants to purchase advertising in a private information source such as a newspapers, so be it as long as it is not inciting hate and illegal actions. People have the choice to pick up a book at a library, purchase and read the newspaper, or turn on or off the television. But viewing the sign on a Metro bus cannot be ignored as it invades the cityscape.
Because people are too dumb to research issues themselves, we should only provide them with info on Cheetos and DUI services?
If you own the bus you can put any message you want on it as long as its not obscene or pornographic or prejudist?
Metro can put anything it wants or nothing if it so chooses as they are the owners of the property?
much to do the same story about Christian values Vs. Gay rights some years back as Church's were trying to use the Metro as a platform and as Atheists were also trying?
but like the entire state of Washington Metro seems to step on its schlong with spiked mountain climbing boots at least 6 times a day?
wasteing money and make stupid choices are a mainstay of these Washington State entitys?
Like a City manager who cant Manage to find a place to live in the City He was elected to Manage?
Good Managing is why we washatonians turn to California or Somalian pirates for Managers?
I'm all for Muslims merely posting ads critical of Israel's existence on buses instead of the usual Islamic MO of blowing buses up with suicide bombers.
The ACLU is clearly trying to get away from the Shaker Heights precedent by distinguishing Metro's policy on the grounds that the county changed it "AFTER accepting ad revenue and [is] now retroactively applying this new policy." But that is neither factually true nor legally material. After all, Metro is not applying the policy "retroactively"; it's not banning speech that occurred in the past (I'm not even sure how you could do that)--it's applying it prospectively to future advertisements.
Second, certainly the fact that the policy was implemented after the controversial ad in question was approved could suggest that Metro is targeting the views of the Mideast Awareness Campaign. But given that the policy change addresses ALL political speech, not just the viewpoint in question, probably undercuts any viewpoint discrimination claim. The Campaign would have to show that the blanket ban on political advertising on buses does not advance a legitimate government purpose--a difficult task in light of the Supreme Court precedent in Shaker Heights.