The Guardian has published an interesting article about why it’s dropping the terms “child porn” or “child pornography” from its style guide. It’s a timely article considering that there always seems to be some kind of loaded language game going on when discussing child abuse survivors. For example we have some journalists reporting on “coming…
I had meant to not only mention this novel by Tara Overzat, but also pick up a copy of the eBook when it was released in the early part of April. Of course, that was also right when I was moving, and starting a new job, so here it is May 12, and Tara sending…
We don’t need to name the offender in question as his name and picture are in the newspaper article today. There’s the usual angry reaction at no jail time for having cybersex chats with a 13 year old and downloading child abuse images and videos. As is customary for the Daily Mail, there’s no deeper…
In a move reflecting the type of deal received by the kidnapper of Shawn Hornbeck with Missouri legal authorities, the kidnappers of Jaycee Lee Dugard are expected to make full confessions to police in Sacramento, California. The nominal sentences could range up to 440 years for Philip Garrido and 241 years for his wife Nancy,…
The Guardian newspaper has a tradition of printing articles designed to generate debate. Today’s true-life Experience page from their Saturday magazine is no exception. The fact that they sank below their usual self-important lofty standards to name the article “I Fell In Love With a Sex Offender” messes with the image somewhat. It’s an interesting…
Police in Leicestershire issued yet another warning to parents regarding Facebook, as paedophile hackers have faked the names of real modelling agencies in a bid to groom children into posing online. Read the BBC story here. – CBG
