Trial by Jury Balloons (Updated) 0
New antics in Happy Valley:
Words fail me.
Addendum:
Mr. Lawyer Person is regretting his words.
Duh.
End Addendum
Afterthought:
As much as persons decry the flood of sexual imagery in our society (I recently watched my first episode of Two and a Half Men–in between the laughs, I was amazed that it was actually on; Father Knows Best was never like this!), it occurs there may be a positive aspect to it.
When I was a young un, sex was a secret known only to adults and undiscussed by everyone, except in code. A sexual handbook, for instance, was a “marriage manual.” If you ever saw one, you will remember that it had damned little in it about budgets, communications, and emotional give-and-take, but a lot about anatomical give-and-take.
Sex is as universal a human experience* as birth and death. Being willing to talk openly about it humorously or salaciously may enable persons to talk openly about it seriously.
In situations involving sexual victimization, this could translate into victims willing to speak up promptly and testify if need be–before the statute of limitations expires.
Since the incidence of sexual abuse and assault is far more common than most persons realize, this is a good thing.
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*The thought is not original to me. I read it recently, but I cannot remember where.
