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Statutory Rape and the arrogance of Liberalism

One year and still no action by the  Demo County Commission

Below is an article by the Rhino called "Conjugal Quandaries" about this rampant levels of Statutory Rape going in in the inner-city to Black and Hispanic girls. 

Tara Servatius with CL and others have written about it. Last Spring (2005) I placed on the County's agenda a discussion about this issue and its impact on young girls. You can review these articles and various stats here:

Essentially, there is a real problem with girls under 15 being seduced or coerced into sex by older men (20 and up) in the inner-city .

I asked if DSS could investigate these and determine if the parent was in fact "selling" these girls to older men for profit. DSS said that Statutory rape (even with evidence of a pregnancy and birth certificate). The answer was that DSS did not view statutory rape as a reason for investigation. As amazing as that was, the Democrats determined that investigating and protecting these Black and Hispanic girls was not a priority. Here is a quote from one of the Democrats at the time:

After learning about the cases, he had this to say about spending any more of the committee's time on statutory rape: "I don't want to waste the community's time on one item when we have a lot of items before us." - Creative Loafing article

I asked the Police if they would investigate and turn over to the DA these cases and aggressively pursue future incidents. The police said that they had limited resources. The DA said the same. Bottom line, protecting Black and Hispanic girls in the inner-city is not a priority. It is viewed as either "cultural" or the girls fault (see below).

Out of about 154 girls who got pregnant by older men over the past 4 years only 5 were even considered for prosecution and less actually were convicted.

As I pointed out at the time, the treatment of Statutory Rape in different depending on whether the girl that is raped is Black/Hispanic or White.

About 90% of the reported cases are Black or Hispanic (split equally) the rest are White. One reason is that White parents tend to want to prosecute the 20 year old man that got their 15 year old daughter in trouble. Inner-city Black and Hispanic parents do not.

It is a two tiered system where Black and Hispanic girls and treated as chattel, available to be bartered and sold by the parent or parents, or considered as "willing" participants when the law says they can not consent. There is no punishment for engaging in this felony if the girl who is the victim is Black or Hispanic.

The defense proffered by the Democrats (during this 3 month discussion) was that:

1. It (statutory rape in the inner-city) was "cultural" (translation: Black and Hispanic girls are routinely treated this way and we should accept that cultural tradition). I don't but read this quote:

"Obviously in the Hispanic culture, in any culture, the parents of the daughter would have the first concern about the situation and have the legal opportunity to address it," Mabry said. "The fact that that's not happening and that most of the families are coming from another country raises the question, 'Is this a cultural phenomenon? Is this even a legal issue?' If it is consensual and the family is aware of the situation and is counseled on the options, then they have the first right."  - Creative Loafing Article

2. The girls often were "over-developed" and led the 20 something men "on". Since the girls "looked" older the men (according to the Democrats) should not be punished and are entitled to have their way. Here is a quote from one male on the subject:

"Although most of the sex offenders in the group expressed remorse, more than one felt it was "unfair" that he had spent time in jail for having sex with a young girl. He said it was common in his community here in Charlotte - or in other ethnic or racial communities in Charlotte - for girls younger than 16 and men as old as 40 to have "relationships." - Creative Loafing article

Health officials at the meeting assured commissioners that "it takes two to tango" and "these girls aren't stupid." - Creative Loafing article
 

Some of you will be shocked to hear this but when you wonder why inner-city girls have little self-esteem perhaps it is the environment that allows them to be treated as property. In that light, the derogatory comments from hip-hop artists and their descriptions of these girls as "Ho's" seems to go hand in hand with that dismissive attitude towards these girls.

Their own people don't care about them. The police, DA and pol's won't challenge the parents and the results are predictable. Black preachers don't say a word. The uptown mainline churches are silent while ranting about the general issue of "racism" in society.

Some system.

Conjugal Quandaries