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January 19, 2007
Another child confinement story
I have never been sexually abused, and I don't know anyone who has been over an extended period of time. But sometimes I find it hard to believe that that is singularly the worst thing you can do to someone. There are some things that I believe may be just as bad. When people hear of certain crimes taking place, they get angry and upset. For some, it's sexual abuse of a child or a woman. For others, it's murder. We all are outraged when these things happen, but some more than others. For me, confinement stories like this one make me sick with rage.
In short, these people confined a 13-year-old girl to her room for 22 hours a day. There's being grounded, and there's this. 22 hours a day with no books, TV or anything. For two years. One minute to use the bathroom. PB and J and bars are all you are allowed to eat. And the all-seeing eye. A camera and an alarm. These are the types of things you would do to your worst enemy. Someone you HATE. What kills me is that there were toys and gadgets, etc for three other children. Does that mean that there were actually three other children living there? If so, couldn't any of them said anything to anyone over two years? Maybe they were really young and might not have known better.
When you are faced with these types of crimes, I think it is normal to want to exact revenge in the name of justice and do to them what they did you their victims. And sure enough, they will be confined. But this confinement will be a luxury resort compared to what they put this girl through.
I suspect that these things are happening far more often than we believe. After all, if no one has ever seen the victim, there's no reason to be suspicious. If I were a neighbour, would I have any reason to believe that there was a problem? At least with sexual assault, the child has a chance to ask for external help. In this case, they simply vanish.
So what should be done? Nothing. The only things you can do are criminal actions, which are fine as long as you are willing to pay the price, I suppose.
Posted by JonasParker at January 19, 2007 5:15 PM
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