tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post115410275878665934..comments2023-10-09T12:51:06.029-03:00Comments on RGM Unlimited: RGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1157744987674898152006-09-08T16:49:00.000-03:002006-09-08T16:49:00.000-03:00Sam,All the best to you in your endeavours. I wish...Sam,<BR/>All the best to you in your endeavours. I wish you well and I hope that you get to fulfill that dream of a trip to Sweden to learn more about their model and hopefully export it back over to our side of the Atlantic.RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1157668942543319102006-09-07T19:42:00.000-03:002006-09-07T19:42:00.000-03:00Thank you for bringing this up and doing what you'...Thank you for bringing this up and doing what you're doing, Richard.<BR/><BR/>I'm starting on my masters in political science in a few weeks specifically to help prostituted women and to begin the process where tricking men are held accountable for sexually preying on poverty-stricken women and children. My dream is to go to Sweden and examine the elements of great political will generated to endAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1156594692580727752006-08-26T09:18:00.000-03:002006-08-26T09:18:00.000-03:00Great post and comment follow up. We referenced y...Great post and comment follow up. We referenced your blog in our most recent blog post.<BR/><BR/>www.atlanticblogger.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154555179918043152006-08-02T18:46:00.000-03:002006-08-02T18:46:00.000-03:00A sweetheart? Nah, just a guy that believes in doi...A sweetheart? Nah, just a guy that believes in doing what's right, which is what all of us should be doing. That shouldn't be enough to qualify for sweetheart status, just a "guy that does what he should be doing" status. This sums up my view perfectly, and I echo that sentiment wholeheartedly:<BR/><I>If only more men tried to make a difference for the better of women and children's lives.</I> RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154553628649335412006-08-02T18:20:00.000-03:002006-08-02T18:20:00.000-03:00Bravo for you Richard, and if you can somehow post...Bravo for you Richard, and if you can somehow post it, I'll definitely read it.<BR/>If only more men tried to make a difference for the better of women and children's lives.<BR/>I think you might be a sweetheart Richard!!!<BR/><BR/>{ But be careful. because according to jdave from Joanne's, I might be a stalker!! LOL...he wishes!}Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362389545306124505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154549625762159242006-08-02T17:13:00.000-03:002006-08-02T17:13:00.000-03:00It is some very scary stuff, I fully agree Nicole....It is some very scary stuff, I fully agree Nicole. You'd probably hate to read the paper that I sent off to the Minister of Justice this morning that discusses all of this in much greater detail. It's a 12-page position paper that discusses how things are and my own ideas and to where they should be heading. If I can figure out how to make .pdf files and upload them here, I'll be sure to do so.RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154545744246807352006-08-02T16:09:00.000-03:002006-08-02T16:09:00.000-03:00Richard...some of the stuff you have written here,...Richard...some of the stuff you have written here, SCARED me. I find it shocking and disgusting that these criminals serve such very low sentences.<BR/>This may sound very right-wingnutish of me, but if someone touched MY kid, I couldn't live with myself until that person paid dearly, my husband would probably serve more time, then the actual criminal. If men like this keep offending, destroying Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362389545306124505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154360677120385672006-07-31T12:44:00.000-03:002006-07-31T12:44:00.000-03:00It's incredible that you changed the subject and m...It's incredible that you changed the subject and made this all about alcoholism. It's a subject that hits close to home for me as well, so I can empathize with you greatly there. And as far as addiction goes, I applaud ANYONE who decides to face their demons and go get themselves treated. Whether it's for alcohol, pornography, drugs; they're all going out to better themselves as people, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154359503248538272006-07-31T12:25:00.000-03:002006-07-31T12:25:00.000-03:00She did say: "Good luck to all the pervs in rehab....She did say: <I>"Good luck to all the pervs in rehab."</I><BR/><BR/>That's about all the sentiment that is required when it comes to "protecting" men vis-a-vis pornstitution. When men are being sexually annihilated to the same extent that women are, women may have some more sympathy for them. Until that time happens (which, btw, will be never), claiming a lack of "objectivity" is a really lame RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154355110652949942006-07-31T11:11:00.000-03:002006-07-31T11:11:00.000-03:00Oookay......There's one major problem with your se...Oookay......<BR/><BR/>There's one major problem with your sentiment.<BR/><BR/>I have a low tolerance for alcoholics in my life, but I support whole-heartedly their efforts to get off the bottle. One of best friends hasn't had a drink in 27 years - not a drop. A fairly good friend of mine died 3 years ago after a lifelong battle with alcohol -- he drove me insane and got no sympathy from me whenJacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154316305919919352006-07-31T00:25:00.000-03:002006-07-31T00:25:00.000-03:00I didn't really "forget" to include that porn dest...I didn't really "forget" to include that porn destroys men. I put "porn destroys relationships" in there, because that's about as much sympathy for men that you're going to get from me. The effect porn can have on men can ruin things with their partners as well as with their children, and for that fact I am sympathetic. As far as not being able to control the fact that you get off on seeing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154275324484191932006-07-30T13:02:00.000-03:002006-07-30T13:02:00.000-03:00PSI don't think you sound Orwellian, just sensible...PS<BR/><BR/>I don't think you sound Orwellian, just sensible.Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154272494169822012006-07-30T12:14:00.000-03:002006-07-30T12:14:00.000-03:00Tough issue here indeed, and great comments all ar...Tough issue here indeed, and great comments all around.<BR/><BR/>Anna Lou, I think you missed a very important bullet on your list: porn destroys men, too. You see more and more all the time on pornographic addictions and inability to form relations - heck, some Canadian just made a movie about it - I think it was called Love Sex and Eating The Bones, I believe? It was about a man and his Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154264573421130282006-07-30T10:02:00.000-03:002006-07-30T10:02:00.000-03:00The current laws involving child pornography and e...The current laws involving child pornography and exploiting kids are as follows:<BR/>Making and distributing child pornography - 1-10 years OR summary conviction w/a 90 day minimum (a summary conviction is a six-month term and/or a $2000 fine)<BR/>Possessing and accessing child pornography: 45 days-5 years OR summary conviction<BR/>Molesting, coercing, and exploiting children: 45 days-10 years ORRGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154229286030116542006-07-30T00:14:00.000-03:002006-07-30T00:14:00.000-03:00"Perhaps we're looking at this the wrong way, mayb..."<I>Perhaps we're looking at this the wrong way, maybe??? Is the answer not punishing the crime, but somehow - god knows I don't know how - stopping the crime?? Maybe???</I>"<BR/><BR/>That's similar to what I was thinking. It's difficult to go about doing that, though. A lot of the people who are out there doing things to little kids are only doing that because they truly think that's right. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154226849788554262006-07-29T23:34:00.000-03:002006-07-29T23:34:00.000-03:00Meh, in my book Richard, you're a PHD. ;) I know...Meh, in my book Richard, you're a PHD. ;) I know guys with phd's that can't hold a candle to you.<BR/><BR/>I don't for a second think you hate sex - or would fire Jughead for the photocopier incident, or anything. And I'd poke anyone in the eye if they said you would!<BR/><BR/><I>But when they truly start to think that "hey, maybe I can get away with it," then yeah, the deterrence fails and Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154217130772143012006-07-29T20:52:00.000-03:002006-07-29T20:52:00.000-03:00First point: just an M.A. right now. The Ph.D. thi...First point: just an M.A. right now. The Ph.D. thing is a long way off in the future, mostly because I'd like to do something more than just be a professional student for a while. I enjoy academia, it's engaging and all that, but there's so much more to life.<BR/><BR/>Second point, and this one I think is more important because it gets to the heart of what I'm getting at with the original post RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154203161660394442006-07-29T16:59:00.000-03:002006-07-29T16:59:00.000-03:00Damnit, I see my comment this morning didn't actua...Damnit, I see my comment this morning didn't actually save - okay, here goes.<BR/><BR/>Richard, we see now why YOU are at Dalhousie doing a PHD, and I'm mixing martinis... I wasn't very articulate.<BR/><BR/>Apologies.<BR/><BR/>When I said "loser" topic, I meant not that it's for losers - maybe I should have said, it's a <I>losing</I> topic: I'm not sure there exists a winnable solution for the Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154181101101744562006-07-29T10:51:00.000-03:002006-07-29T10:51:00.000-03:00Devin, thanks for clarifying the previous comment....Devin, thanks for clarifying the previous comment. It's something that is among my list of things to do, juggled in there with thesis stuff, general reading interests, and research on this subject. If you know of a couple good resources or books that would make for great starters, please pass it along and I'll mark it down on the list of things to do.<BR/>It is true that these people do not thinkRGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154178805695279662006-07-29T10:13:00.000-03:002006-07-29T10:13:00.000-03:00Richard:The comment about "lack of education" was ...Richard:<BR/><BR/>The comment about "lack of education" was not meant to insult. I am simply suggesting you do some reading about the proclivities of sexual deviants. The scientific evidence is that many of them (especially the worst cases) do NOT make a conscious choice to abuse, molest or assault -- their brains do not work like the rest of ours.Devin Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673654244173141798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154178154043703692006-07-29T10:02:00.000-03:002006-07-29T10:02:00.000-03:00Devin, thanks for your input and I look forward to...Devin, thanks for your input and I look forward to any further comments you may have on the topic. I take umbrage to your statement that I have "a lack of education" on this topic; I've been alive for 25 years, and I've been surrounded by people all my life. I've heard people say some truly awful things about women, I've seen enough newsreports about child porn ring busts, heard enough tales of RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154147581724913542006-07-29T01:33:00.000-03:002006-07-29T01:33:00.000-03:00Richard:Also, your comments with respect to the se...Richard:<BR/><BR/>Also, your comments with respect to the sexual impulses demonstrates a lack of education on the topic. While not every man is a slave to his penis, those who commit sexual abuses, especially against children, are deviants. Science will tell you that, in the vast majority of cases, these deviants are literally unable to control their impulses.<BR/><BR/>Then again, that opens a Devin Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673654244173141798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154147280660376232006-07-29T01:28:00.000-03:002006-07-29T01:28:00.000-03:00Richard:I am not sure what can be done about the p...Richard:<BR/><BR/>I am not sure what can be done about the prevalence of crime against women and children. I will think on it and let you know if I come up with anything. I will say this though: mandatory minimum sentences serve no purpose as a deterrent.Devin Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673654244173141798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154135341244814382006-07-28T22:09:00.000-03:002006-07-28T22:09:00.000-03:00One of the things I've learned from human nature i...<I>One of the things I've learned from human nature is that sexual impulse is an almost unbeatable thing.</I><BR/><BR/>I have a problem with this comment because it reduces us to base animals that are essentially slaves to our penises. I reject this notion out of hand. I do not believe that we simply lack the ability to restrain ourselves. We are not ducks, we are not dogs, we are people, and RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1154128066258719732006-07-28T20:07:00.000-03:002006-07-28T20:07:00.000-03:00Ugh, way to pick a loser topic, Richard... well, h...Ugh, way to pick a loser topic, Richard... well, here's my random thoughts.<BR/><BR/>First off, your timing is all wrong. But I see you've made up your mind, so go with the higher minimum jail sentences.<BR/><BR/>They won't work, though.<BR/><BR/>Richard, I like b/c you're an IR guy, and I like to know people who know more than me. Me, I'm a fictional narrative guy, and let me tell you - Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.com