BREAK THE SILENCE

by Seven 4 Replies latest watchtower medical

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  Seven

  BREAK THE SILENCE

  
  seconds until the next rape: 23

  RAPE, ABUSE, & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK
  1-800-HOPE RAINNoperates the nation's only toll-free hotline for survivors of sexual assault. The hotline is operated 24 hours a day, and routes each call instantaneously to the rape crisis center nearest the caller by reading the area code and prefix of the caller's telephone number. All centers on the network provide couseling and support, and each call is confidential. RAINN's office is located at 252 Tenth Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002. Business Phone: (202)544-1034. FAX: (202)544-1401 Other numbers of interest: NATIONAL VICTIM CENTER703-276-2880 NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER202-328-5160 WOMEN'S BUREAU1-800-827-5335
  Many of the state agencies have counseling services, provide legal referrals and advocacy, operate community education programs and offer support groups. For more information, contact RAINN's office or their national hotline.
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  waiting

  Thanks, Seven.

  As always, something useful to many persons - too many.

  A good idea - a phone call from anywhere, and they can help get a victim in touch with others who can help.

  Thanks again.

  waiting
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  Francois

  For additional support provided victims of traumatic sexual encounters and other forms of abuse, go to:

  www.sidran.org

  This is a great site for survivors. Of both sexes.
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  Seven

  Waiting,Thank you, fellow survivor for your ongoing participation in the rape threads and your support of all who frequent
  this forum.

  FrancoiseMany thanks for for the Sidran link. You can make a link hot by typing text in front of it. Even a *, will do.
  * http://www.sidran.org Thank you! It would be great to have you contribute regularly to the Mental Health/Depression forum through work or personal experiences and book or website recommendations(if you have the time).

  Links to survivor sites I frequent(includes male survivors):
  * http://www.escapinghades.com
  * http://www.welcometobarbados.org/

  seven

  Grieving is a part of our healing process as we say goodbye to parts of ourselves.-W.Wood, Triumph Over Darkness
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  crossroads

  Over at Seven's cafe I posted a song in memory of this
  little girl. I posted LUKA which is about child abuse.
  I did not know Elizabeth Byrd was abused no they just
  let us know she was murderer going to school she was 8.
  Today the embalmer came out and said she suffered
  severe sexual trauma-there were bruise marks around her
  little neck indicating she had been chocked by a cord.

  In Texas a Judge has ordered 14 sex offenders to post
  signs outside their homes reading--
  "DANGER: Registered Sex Offender Lives Here"
  He had them put a similar bumper sticker on their cars.
  Defense Attorneys (A**HOLES EVERY LAST ONE who
  decide to defend these sickest of human beings)
  say"Its a return to the days of the scarlet letter"
  Many are lining up against the judge,civil rights
  activists and others who are worried about how
  far could this go-maybe even into shoplfting they
  say.Yeah shoplifting and child molestation now
  thats apples and apples is it not.

  As for me adultry is a terrible thing and society once
  viewed it as such-thus the scarlet letter. Does this mean
  in a 100 years or so child molestation will be no big
  deal either maybe even glorified much like adultry is.
  These people committed a crime and should pay for
  it for the rest of there life. Just like the childeren they
  betrayed have too.

  The punishment should fit the crime. Castrate them at
  the mall on Sunday and TATOO on their forehead and
  face if you need the space.
  "I have been found to be hazardous to children
  please STAY AWAY"
  Hey they did the crime and now they should suffer
  and suffer and suffer some more. Don't think that
  this is cruel hey for a couple minutes of unprotected
  sex you may suffer physical trials for the rest of
  your life. Does not this deserve bigger consequences.

  Society is to worried about the criminals rights and not
  the innocent where will this stop. If not with our KIDS
  then MAD MAX is just around the corner.

  Elizabeth's funeral is on Saturday finally people have
  come together for this tiniest and most frail of 8 year olds.
  The Mormons are having the ceromony and Greer-Wilson
  is donating the funeral expenses.

  I never knew this little girl in life but it seems I'm destine to meet her now, something is telling me to go on
  Saturday.I believe I will and I'll say a little pray for her
  and a real long one for us.