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Re: Sex Crimes
Stephen Barnard (steve@megafauna.com)
Thu, 10 Oct 1996 18:29:34 -0800
Bill Miller wrote:
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> In article <53h9ij$5gq@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, bterr@aol.com (Bterr) wrote:
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> > Cross gender assault exists in Western and non-Western cultures alike.
> > However, any attempt to discuss sexual homicide would require a very
> > precise definition of terms. All I can really say at this point is that
> > it appears to be on the increase in contemporary America, at least as it
> > is currently understood and defined by law enforcement authorities and the
> > courts.
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> I am specifically interested in whether it is only in Western civilization
> that pedophilia exists and is such a problem.
No way. In some traditional Islamic cultures (I'm thinking specifically
of North Africa) adult men and young boys commonly have sexual
relations, and no one thinks much of it.
Steve Barnard
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