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Number of child abuse cases rises 34% in 2006 -
02-15-2007, 01:19 PM
Thursday, February 15, 2007
TOKYO — The number of suspected child abuse cases rose 34% in 2006 from the previous year to 297 and that of victims in those cases rose 38% to 316, both record highs, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The number of people police identified as abusers also hit a record high, of 329, up 36% from the previous year, according to the count that covered cases of the abuse of children under the age of 18. Mothers formed the largest portion of perpetrators, accounting for 29%, followed by the victims' fathers, adopted fathers and men who live with the victims' mother. Of the victims, 59 died of abuse, compared to 16 in the previous year. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.-- Albert Camus 
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02-15-2007, 01:57 PM
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"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."
-Shel Silverstein  "Who told me dragons did not exist, then led me to their lairs ...one flew east, one flew west, One flew over the cuckoo's nest."
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02-15-2007, 02:57 PM
That's crazy. Japanese ladies are getting nicer and the men are getting meaner....
What's their deal? Was there anything that explained why? Are kids becoming more hard to handle or something?
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02-15-2007, 03:32 PM
The actual rates have not gone up at all. In fact, they`ve been dropping drastically in recent years.
The only thing that has changed are the laws, and people`s attitudes toward other`s parenting. Of course it`s going to look like it has increased if there is suddenly a new law which changes the definition of "abuse", and at the same time more efforts to find and charge abusers. It`s this kind of alarmist reporting that seriously irritates me. The rate of abuse hasn`t gone up at all, they`ve just gotten much better at finding and reporting the cases which do exist.
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02-15-2007, 03:35 PM
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02-15-2007, 03:41 PM
me too.. i mean, its the 21st century for cryin' out loud! -.-"
whr did u get this piece of news from kitski? There's no such thing as happy endings, for when you find true love, happiness is everlasting.
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02-16-2007, 12:17 AM
Abuse is wrong in any way, shape or form whether it is verbal, physical or psychological. I am not trying to make light of the seriousness of abuse, but I want to share a little comment my friend made about Japanese and hitting.
It was said that, to some Japanese hitting is like an on and off switch. A smack in the forehead means "shut up stupid" while a smack in the back of the head means "do something you idiot."
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