Story here. Excerpt:

"Selling sex isn't illegal in Sweden, but buying is — a radical approach to prostitution that faced ridicule when it was introduced nine years ago.

Now, while Americans are preoccupied with the downfall of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer in a prostitution scandal, some countries are considering emulating the Swedish model, which prosecutes the client but views the prostitute as an exploited victim.

"We don't have a problem with prostitutes. We have a problem with men who buy sex," said Kajsa Wahlberg, of the human trafficking unit at Sweden's national police board."

Relatedly:

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Apparently Sir Paul and the former hooker* he foolishly married have settled on an award to Heather Mills of $50 million.

I guess there are a couple of ways to look at it: clearly that was a very expensive piece of ass. But $50M is only about 1/20th of his net worth, so he can probably live with the loss.

I'm sure there will also be a "gag rule" put on Heather so that she is not permitted to write a book or go on the talk show circuit to trash talk Paul. I think that has been the source of the legal acrimony all along, rather than the money.

Can't wait to hear Sir Paul's next album of "silly love songs"!

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*Ed. note: "former" hooker?

International Men's Day: Can we not agree to a date and celebrate it? We celebrate International Men's Day on November 19th, following the lead of the first day when it was celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago in 1999.

The website is here.

The most comprehensive reportage on why is found there. Yes, it is vernacular and English is used sparingly. Aajtak the Hindi news channels cannot be ignored, as it is the most watched news channel in India, where the most famous MRA in India talks of suicide, marital issues, alimony as reverse dowry, and when he is not hectored, can talk calmly on many issues.

In print, we have almost 10 articles appearing all over the country. Some of them are here.

The International Men's Day presentation which left every reporter moist in eye is here. Why we need to celebrate is discussed here.

It's sad. This tragic act happened in Dallas, and I didn't see a lick of it on any national news outlets. If the genders were reversed, well... remember the bloke who threw his kids out of the hotel window a few years back? Of course. It made international news. This is just a snippet in an archive on the NBC affiliate. Excerpt:

'Police said Busby was headed to a friend's home with her parents and stopped for gas when an argument broke out and, while her father was paying for gas, she walked over to the bridge and threw the children onto the interstate before jumping, Lt. C.L. Williams said in a Wednesday morning news conference.

"It appears the children were trying to stave being thrown over the edge, but they were overpowered by their mother," he said.

Busby's father had to make a U-turn to follow her in the car, but by the time he drove up, she "had picked up the kids and thrown herself over," Dallas police spokesman Sgt. Gil Cerda said.

"She was not fleeing for her safety," Cerda said. "She just threw them over and decided to throw herself over."'

Story here. Excerpt:

'Murder suspects Hazel Head and Sherry Denise Halligan couldn't be any different. One was a hard-drinking, hard-living drifter who took advantage of lonely men she found in wanted ads. The other appeared to be a fragile victim forced into a crime of passion. But police say they shared a common bond: both women allegedly shot their lovers and left them to die.

In 1998, Hazel Head parked Charles Barker's 1994 Lincoln Continental near Shreveport Regional Airport in Shreveport, La. after, police say, she left Barker slumped over in his trailer with a fatal gunshot to the head.

Investigators say Barker was just one of many in a long line of men Head hustled for money. She was already wanted in Nebraska for burning down a boyfriend's trailer seven years earlier.

Head typically targeted older men, usually truck drivers she met while hitchhiking across the country or working odd jobs like waitressing.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'Women and the over-50s are being targeted in a new government drive to increase the number of people starting up and growing their own businesses.

The Treasury is investing £12.5m in a venture capital fund that will back women-owned businesses and provide support.

It is also piloting new women-only business advice based in children's centres and is planning a national mentoring network for women.'

The only way for women to start business is with special benefits eh? Well why change a habit of a lifetime...

Article here. Excerpt:

'With this level of censorship, it’s no wonder that scientists are expected to hide research that suggests men and women are innately different. We can rest assured that a book like The Female Brain will never be assigned reading in a college classroom. Meanwhile, sociology and women’s studies textbooks are filled with laughably false assertions about gender. Legitimate scholarship is being sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.
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Of course, not all feminists reject scientific explanations for gender differences — but they’re often out-screamed by the ones who do, allowing the denial to reach absurd new heights. In their book Professing Feminism, women’s studies professors Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge described a confrontation with a fellow feminist. The feminist was angry over suggestions that women should breast-feed babies, because — in her words — “research shows that men can lactate, too.”'

Story here. Excerpt:

"A suspended high school English teacher is facing up to six months in jail after admitting she had sex with a 15-year-old student.
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The relationship became known when she went to a school basketball game while intoxicated and announced the affair to nearby students and spectators. Gravlin blames her actions on depression, alcohol, prescription drugs and pressure from the victim."

Story here. Excerpt:

'Movies and television often portray having sex with an older woman as an exciting conquest. The Comedy Central show "South Park" shows police officers impressed that an elementary school student slept with an attractive teacher. One cop jokes to the another, "The crime is she isn't doing it with me!"
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There are differences between men and women, but is there something about that difference that makes it less serious when a woman sleeps with a younger boy? Studies do show that most teenage boys who had sex with older women say that the sex was voluntary and the experience positive.
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Regardless of what science or popular opinion say, the law makes no distinctions. When adult woman are caught having sex with younger boys, they are usually punished just as severely, sometimes more severely than men.'

Check your local listings for broadcast on ABC, 10:00 PM, US Eastern Time.

Story here. Excerpt:

'A woman is charged with the shooting death of her husband before dawn Monday in their home south of Macclenny, according to the Baker County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators said Meloney Jackson borrowed a gun from a neighbor, entered the house in the 7000 block of John Rowe Street and shot Kevin Jackson.
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"She was telling me how her husband had threatened her and they were going to court on Tuesday, and she needed a gun right now," Krall said.

He said he knew something was not right and went directly to the sheriff's office when the woman left his store.

Channel 4's John Dunlap was told that the Jacksons were in the process of getting a divorce. It was to be finalized at a hearing set for Tuesday.'

Article here. Excerpt:

"If a female political leader did get caught in a sex scandal, having her husband stand silently by the podium while she sought forgiveness would probably make matters worse. Many Americans would conclude that she was a castrating witch married to a wimp.

Maybe it's a sign of progress that men are now supposed to beg their wives' forgiveness for infidelity. Through most of history, wives were expected not to forgive adultery but to pretend it never happened."

Time to hit the 'Comments' section, guys!

Article here. Excerpt:

"Ms. Clinton wants to have it both ways. Her pitch is that she's the best person, regardless of gender, to answer the White House phone. But she is also shameless about playing the gender card. Women ought to vote for her because, not only does she know what it's like to be a leader who can pick up the hotline, she also knows what it's like to be a 60-year-old waitress who's had to work hard all her life and put up with a cheating man. And besides, it's about time for a woman to be president.

Story here. Excerpt:

"A Hillsborough County middle school teacher has been arrested and is charged with having sex with a 14-year-old student.

Deputies arrested 28-year-old Stephanie Ragusa around 5 p.m. Thursday.

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Ragusa had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy at Davidsen Middle School from October of 2006 to May of 2007.
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Ragusa is charged with five counts of lewd and lascivious battery."

Story here. Excerpt:

'A schoolboy who was taking Ritalin has been found hanged in his bedroom.

Anthony Cole, 15, had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and recently had his prescription for the drug increased.

Recent research claims that Ritalin, also used to combat hyperactivity in children, has led to many developing "manic and psychotic" symptoms.'

Bill would criminalize making false allegations of abuse
March 13, 2008

Via ANCPR:

MARTINSBURG, WV -- Nine times, one aggrieved father says he fought to protect his name and his relationship with his daughters after he was accused of child abuse in a custody dispute.

The man, whose name we will not use to protect the identity of his daughters, said he is pleased that West Virginia legislators last week passed a bill that slaps criminal charges on those who falsely report child abuse or neglect in order to influence a custody case.

On Thursday, state senators passed House Bill 3065, after the measure met overwhelming approval in the House of Delegates last week. The bill charges those who make a false abuse report with a $1,000 fine, or forces the plaintiff to pay for the defendant's legal fees. The misdemeanor crime would also carry a punishment of up to 60 hours of community service.