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4/14/2015

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What makes us think we are a modern, enlightened society? Every newspaper screams headlines about child maltreatment, but most of us turn a blind eye—those who are not affected. Of course the victims have no choice because they suffer physical and mental harm which lasts their whole life long. 

Here are three examples from today's news.

In the USA, an Oregon pastor was charged 18 years after several women accused him of sexually abusing them as minors. He reportedly admitted past drug and alcohol abuse, but denied ever abusing his accusers.

"I believe it is our mission to love God, to love the church and to love one another," he said in December. Source: Huffington Post. 

In Scotland, an Observer Magazine investigation has uncovered a series of alleged sexual assaults at Aberlour House, the junior school of Gordonstoun, the Scottish public school where the Queen’s sons were educated. In one of the most shocking cases, a victim has told how she was raped in a tent by a teacher on a school camping trip while other children listened. She was just 12. Source: The Guardian. 

In Australia, a witness at a child sex abuse inquiry says she was raped "well over 100 times" by a priest at St Joseph's Neerkol Orphanage Rockhampton in central Queensland.

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has heard the treatment of children at the orphanage from 1940 to 1975 was "vicious and sadistic", while an earlier inquiry found hundreds of children were sexually abused, beaten and forced into hard labour there. Source: ABC News. 

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We hear about harm inflicted on children on a daily basis. If you care, you can donate to any number of charities near you.

Why is this happening? I can't understand why human beings maltreat their young. One of the greatest drives of any race is to raise their children to carry on ... if not the family name, then the race as a whole. Without our youngsters, there is no future.

The greatest challenge we, as the human race, face at the moment is to stop ill-treatment of youngsters. It's no use turning a blind eye. I'll bet you or someone in your family can tell a story of a bad thing happening in the past. When I discussed it with my brother-in-law and his wife, we named three instances. Some of the mental affects never leave those involved.

'Cry for the children.' This quote rings in me from the time I read a SI-FI novel in the 70s. I think the words came from The Crysalids by John Wyndham about a future society who burn any person, plant or thing which is abnormal. Of course in the future scenario, judgment about what qualifies comes from the authorities.

Aside from fiction, similar ab … use of youngsters in almost every country on Earth have dire consequences for the children involved.

I don't know what to do about it. Apparently, pedophilia can't be treated. Not only that, but abusive behavior passes from the victim to others in the future. Perhaps they should be segregated on special islands for the rest of their days. They need patience and understanding too.

This is a topic we would rather not address. I feel the same way. I'd rather talk about the new leaves appearing on the horse chestnut trees outside. I'd rather enjoy the Spring weather. But, it could be happening near you.

Have you been affected by ill-treatment in your childhood?


10 Comments
Lata link
4/13/2015 08:21:41 pm

I can't comprehend child abuse...the perpetrators have to be totally compassion deficient to even consider it. I am glad you have highlighted this issue here today and hope many people will read your post

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Toni Nelson link
4/13/2015 08:40:09 pm

Stopping by from the Ultimate Blog Challenge. This is a topic that breaks your heart.

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Nick #thisyearinmusic link
4/13/2015 09:18:08 pm

Child abuse crimes are always the most heart breaking stories in the news.

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Ruchi Singh link
4/13/2015 09:35:43 pm

This really is heart wrenching!

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Kimberly link
4/13/2015 10:26:58 pm

Devastating to the victims and crippling to a society, child abuse haunts a community and is cycle that is hard to treat. Damaged children become broken adults who often suffer from addiction, depression and suicide. It's an issue that needs to be addressed on a global level.
Kimberly
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Tami Principe link
4/13/2015 11:40:49 pm

This is such a heart breaking subject. Victims are so busy trying to cope with the trauma that years pass by and in that time more victims are being made. Until society addresses the problem it will be there, more counseling for the victims and stiffer penalizes for the perpetrators.

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Dr. Judy G link
4/14/2015 12:03:43 am

We have become numb, Francene. We care more about our personal comfort and stuff. It's a cause that is too close to home and too difficult to combat. It makes people feel too uncomfortable. It's easier to fight for a cause that is not personal and "neutral".
HUGS <3

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Laurel Regan link
4/14/2015 07:22:13 am

I am so grateful to have had a very happy childhood, and my heart goes out to those who haven't. Abuse is a horrible thing, and I wish I had some answers.

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Shonda link
4/14/2015 09:10:06 am

Any notion of child neglect, mistreatment or abuse angers me. Saddens me. Inflicts me deeply. It stings my eyes with tears. I will never understand how or why someone could ever dear harm a child. And how it so widespread across the globe.

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Ajay Pai link
4/15/2015 01:08:08 am

Is there a solution for such behaviour from some of the individuals in this society? I really do not know. It gives me a shiver, when I read the news on papers and see the same on TV. The innocent kids, what have they wronged to be treated in such an abusive manner.
The frustration and the complexities would definitely transform these lil kids to future criminals (in majority of the cases). Who is responsible for such a menace?

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