Child molestation is primarily caused by men being in child care positions, sex outside of marriage, and poverty. There are several other minor causes as well.1 Men commit the majority of child molestation, so whenever they're in positions of child care the likelihood of child molestation increases. Sex outside of marriage leads to hyper-sexuality, sexual aggressiveness, as well as single parent families and other family structures where child molestation occurs at higher rates. Poverty leads to single parent families and other family structures where child molestation occurs at higher rates, higher levels of stress and anger which can lead to general violent crime at higher rates, as well as unemployment which leads to men being home alone with children more often.
Child molestation has various consequences to it. Victims do not live lives of equal quality relative to non-victims, suffering unnecessarily and not reaching their full potential. Victims commit suicide at a 2-5 times higher rate.2 Victims of child molestation deal with extreme substance abuse at a 2-3 times higher rate.3 Victims suffer from mental disorders at a 2-7 times higher rate depending on the type, OCD being especially common.4 Victims are homeless at a 2-3 times higher rate, making up 30% of the homeless population on average, but a higher percent amongst females.5 Victims brains have been shown to develop differently, victimization affecting how the brain reacts to stimuli and has neurophysiological interactions.6 Male victims become child molesters at a 3-6 times higher rate.7 Victims become homo-sexuals and bi-sexuals at a 2 times higher rate for females, and a 3-6 times higher rate for males.8 Female victims engage in prostitution at a 2-4 times higher rate.9 Female victims commit general crime at a 2-6 times higher rate. Male victims commit general crimes at up to a 3 times higher rate.10
Rape is primarily caused by sex outside of marriage, substance abuse, poverty, and sometimes men being in certain professions. Sex outside of marriage leads to hyper-sexuality, sexual aggressiveness and environments where rape occurs at higher rates. Substance abuse leads to belligerency in the short term, and brain damage and lack of impulse control in the long term. Poverty leads to people being more stressed out and angry which often leads to more aggressive behavior in general, commitment can often be more difficult as well which may lead to deterioration of respect for the opposite sex. Men commit the majority of rape. Certain occupations can lead to rape when men are involved, these mainly include occupations where men are dealing with compromised and vulnerable people such as the elderly, the sick, the disabled, and as discussed earlier children.
Rape has various consequences to it. Victims of rape and other domestic violence experience homelessness at higher rates.11 Rape victims attempt suicide at a 12 times higher rate.12 Rape victims become homo-sexual and bi-sexual at 2-3 times higher rate, rape may occur within homo-sexual and bi-sexual relationships at higher rates as well.13
There are several reforms to help prevent and police sex-crime that I will work to enact as Mayor...
Requiring Annual Screening Of Minors For Child Abuse - I will enact screening laws based on the state initiative I am working on. I will also create a Bureau for Child Abuse Prevention to help administer these laws with the police.
Screening the Disabled - Screening of disabled people can be done as well, as they are often victims of sex crime at higher rates. I will create a Bureau for the Disabled to help administer these laws with the police.
Video Cameras In Parking Lots - A large percent of rapes occur in parking lots. Whether this is due to rapists waiting and lurking, or a form of date rape where the victim and rapist were going out together is uncertain. Requiring video cameras in parking lots can help identify suspects and provide evidence of crimes. Decreasing entrances and exits to parking lots can make them easier to police.
Automatic Indictments - Sometimes rape and child molestation reports are not pursued, sometimes there may be legitimate reasons but other times there may not be. Automatic indictments can help bypass the entire process of investigation and get right to a trial. Police will still collect evidence and put together a case as much as possible, but indictments will occur automatically. This can be used on other extreme types of crimes as well, homicide, high degree assault and child abuse. There is the possibility of overloading courts with cases with this policy, but this can be tested. Skipping the investigation process will also save money, as prosecutors and grand juries will not be needed. Grand juries are currently part of the state constitution, but this can be eliminated. Ideally the entire jury system should be eliminated, as it just leads to mistrials and criminals not being convicted due to jurors being uneducated, and requirements for unanimous decisions. At the state level, the percent of jurors needed to convict could be lowered to the smallest majority which would help lead to more convictions. Police can also arrest the suspects during the investigation.
Specialized Courts - Specialized courts are courts where the judges specialize in judging and overseeing trials involving certain types of crime. Creating specialized courts for all types of crime would be ideal and should have a strong impact on crime even if juries are still making decisions. With sex crime this should help with conviction, as many judges are not educated in the subject and the content often overwhelms people, making it difficult for them to make decisions properly. Judges should be trained to consult with victims about the type of consequence that they desire for the offender. Victims often don't want extreme consequences since they are often in relationships with the rapists. As long as consequences are not to extreme, or none at all, judges should go along with victim's decisions. Judges should be trained to side with victims unless evidence is very clear, such as suspects not being at the scene of the crime or there are lots of witnesses, or victims directly describe something that isn't rape. Fixing the prisons and jails can help with this process, making it easier for judges to have a clear conscience when making decisions. Having appellate courts to ensure decisions are made properly, keeping track of conviction rates by judge, can both help ensure justice.
Sexual Harassment - Often times victims do technically consent, however they get pressured into consenting. Charging people with sexual harassment in these cases can be used to ensure justice and deter crime. Sexual harassment can be better defined as well. It is generally when someone with low standards is trying to pursue someone with higher standards, and the person with higher standards has to deal with unwanted aggression or uncomfortable approaches. Sometimes the predator doesn't even know because they are used to people with lower standards. Sometimes predators are just aggressive when pursuing and they are aware. Sexual harassment is generally considered a minor crime, but using fines for people who are more consciously aggressive could help deter it and rape culture. If sexual harassment leads to sex and essentially rape, arrests can be made. For people who are less aware, just talking to them about having standards and making sure they are going on dates and checking if people are single could avoid sexual harassment claims.
Eliminate The Statute Of Limitations - The statute of limitations is how long after a crime happens that you can prosecute. Currently in Oregon limits on felonies are three years, and misdemeanors 2 years. Eliminating the statue of limitations would be ideal and could help deter crime in general.
Regulating Child-Care - We can't discriminate against men taking care of children due to federal law and state law, however we can discriminate based on other factors, such as supporting abortion, homo-sexuality, bi-sexuality, sex outside of marriage etc., which often correlate with higher rates of sexual criminality against children. Other situations that put children at risk, such as men being alone with children could be regulated. Organizations will be thoroughly dissected and any situations that are considered hazardous will be regulated.
Making Abortions Illegal - Abortions are infanticide, child abuse, and rape culture. People need to learn self-control and sexual responsibility. At the local level we can put a sales tax on it, and make it unaffordable. Or require abortion clinics to be shut down. This will mainly affect women as they will have to learn self-control and responsibility, but will indirectly affect men who will have to build new habits and expectations as women begin to have higher standards. This will reduce rape, as the environments where rape occurs will be decreased, and men and women will both have better self-control and be less sexually aggressive.
Sales Tax on Same Sex Marriage - The incorrectness of homosexuality is obvious as you cannot reproduce. Homo-sexuality is sexual abuse, and is essentially suicide as the person has given up on life, and homicide when trying to get others involved as they want them to give up on life. Homo-sexuals and bi-sexuals often aggressively try to get others involved harassing, assaulting and raping. There are several causes of Homo-sexuality and Bi-sexuality. Being a victim of rape and child molestation have both shown to be a cause of homo-sexuality and bi-sexuality. Rate of victimization is around 2 times higher among females, and 3-6 times higher among males, with bi-sexuals having the highest rates of victimization.14 Homo-sexuals and bi-sexuals both have mental disorders and physical disabilities at higher rates.15 Sex outside of marriage seems to be the main cause of homo-sexuality and bi-sexuality as people involved seem to support homo-sexuality and bi-sexuality at much higher rates. Once people start looking at sex primarily as a source of pleasure rather than reproduction, their minds seem to open up to these other activities as their standards lower. Birth control also probably subconsciously plays a role, because once people are sterile it isn't really hetero sex. People who legalized sex outside of marriage from the 1970's through 1990's, also always legalized homo-sexuality at the same time.16 Sex outside of marriage also leads to rape, child molestation, single parent families, and mental disorders which play a big role in causing homo-sexuality and bi-sexuality. Historically homo-sexuals and bi-sexuals collectively have made up around 3% of the general population, however since same-sex marriage was legalized an increasing percent of the population identify as homo-sexual or bi-sexual, up to 6%. This increase has mainly been among younger generations who identify at a rate of 20%, with the largest increase in those identifying as bi-sexual.17 Studies also show children who are raised by parents who are homo-sexual or bi-sexual develop homo-sexual and bi-sexual orientations at a 3-6 times higher rate than the general population.18 Homo-sexuals and bi-sexuals also seem to commit crimes at higher rates in general, reportedly making up 9.3% of men in prison, 6.2% of men in jail, 41.1% of women in prison, and 35.7% of women in jail.19 Bi-sexuals most likely molest children at a 10-15 times higher rate.20 Homosexuals are victims of violent crime at a 2 times higher rate, bi-sexuals at around a 6 times higher rate.21 Bi-sexuals and homo-sexuals commit suicide at a 3-6 times higher rates.22 Currently homo-sexuality, bi-sexuality and same-sex marriage are protected by the federal government through supreme court decisions, however a sales tax can be placed on the license fees for same sex marriages. This will be a good first step in deterring these acts, and ensuring people understand it is wrong. Fixing the prisons and jails will make it easier to regulate these crimes.
Making Gender Affirming Surgery Illegal - Gender affirming surgery is essentially a form of suicide. Gender affirming surgery is once again not technically legal at the state level. It is also a part of rape culture as many of these people have been victims, and turn to this out of confusion and self-hate. Allowing them to do this is essentially becoming an accessory to their victimization, as well as assisting them with their suicidal activities.
Making Birth Control Illegal - Birth control is essentially a form of transexuality, as it usually entails sterilizing an individual in some way. Besides non spermicidal condoms, all forms of birth control should be made illegal. Birth control is also part of rape culture as people don't learn self control. Having sex with someone who is on birth control is also very similar to homosexuality, or beastiality as they are not truly the opposite sex. Birth control I believe is not technically legal at the state level, so it can be made illegal at the local level. If it is legal, a sales tax can be used.
Making Strip Clubs, Gay Bars, XXX Video Stores, Gay Saunas, etc. Illegal - Once again this is rape culture, and directly promoting and sanctioning sexual abuse. These businesses will either be shut down or required to transform.
Making Make Up Illegal - Make up is also part of rape culture. Originally invented at the end of the 1800's, it has been a big part of the sexual revolution and the shift from women focusing on work and raising children, to women focusing on trying to look pretty and using sex as a means to progress their lives and careers.
Making Circumcisions Illegal - Circumcisions is a warped archaic tradition that serve no purpose, similar to head-flattening by the natives, and feet binding by the Chinese. It is a form of child abuse, and some children do die from circumcisions.
Making Plastic Surgery Illegal - Cosmetic surgeries should generally be be made illegal unless it is medical related.
Making Alcohol Illegal - Alcohol, and hard drugs have a lot of correlation with rape, and crime in general. I will be working on various methods to help crack down on hard drugs. Making alcohol illegal can have side effects as it can begin to be sold illegally, which can lead to crime. Some minor regulations could be made including making bars illegal, or having curfews on bars, or controlling alcohol potency. This could potentially eliminate some of the excesses.
Dress Codes - Dress codes can be enacted in order to increase strictness on partial nudity in public, cleavage, mid-drifts, ultra short skirt and shorts for women, short shorts, spandex swimsuits for men, etc. and different forms of crossdressing. Improper dress can all be considered forms of sexual harassment.
Reforming Sex-Ed Class - Sex-Ed should be reformed in school in order to teach children the negative impacts of sex outside of marriage, and the causes of sex crime such as rape, child molestation, homo-sexuality etc..
Restricting Government Sponsored LGBT Promotion - LGBT is often promoted systematically by the government whether through paraphernalia, or through other ways like having people write him/her. This all can be considered sexual harassment as well as being politically bias. These restrictions could be applied in the private as well.
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