mantra wrote on Jun 3
rd, 2014 at 8:37am:
That's true, but most of these girls who claim sexual assault were 13 or 14 and old enough to tell someone who might believe them.
I was sexually assaulted by an older boy at school: I never told anyone. It was a shameful secret.
I was sexually assaulted by a young man up the road from my school: Never told anyone. A shameful secret.
I was sexually assaulted by a 'friend of the family' from age 9 to 15: Never told anyone. Shameful secret.
mantra wrote on Jun 3
rd, 2014 at 8:37am:
I've never been a fan of Harris - always thought he was sleazy, although very talented. Still - why not bring up these issues even 20 years ago.
20 years ago there wasn't an entire police department devoted to flushing out the kiddy-fiddlers and the perverts. Anyone complaining as a lone voice would have been told to "Go away and forget it".
mantra wrote on Jun 3
rd, 2014 at 8:37am:
How can an elderly man be expected to remember all the details even if he did grope young girls when he had the opportunity.
Ah ... spoken like a woman. The Gender Gap.
Men keep mental 'trophies' of their sexploits. He would remember.
mantra wrote on Jun 3
rd, 2014 at 8:37am:
Herbert - yes there are plenty of decent, civilised men around who would never take advantage of a young girl and being groped isn't pleasant. I encountered a few gropers as a teenager - in boardrooms, offices - and even walking around the shops in nice suburbs or at a crowded train station. It was something that many young girls just accepted.
mantra wrote on Jun 3
rd, 2014 at 8:37am:
The only reason Harris is remembered is because he's a celebrity. There's going to be a settlement in it for the alleged victims. This is all about money.
No it isn't. It's all about the UK police department catching up with a whole swathe of nasty individuals who once thought they were entitled to encroach upon the dignity of young girls for their own selfish satisfaction.