Prob #1: I'll bet there are way more than 10 comments on any of the NYT articles involving the draft. #2 Check to be sure that TX still isn't teaching abstinence in its "sex ed," curriculum, please. We teach kids the wrong things, then wonder where the problems come from. #3 Sexual assault & domestic violence, dating violence & stalking happen disproportionately, but not exclusively to women. Hopefully, the video will cover violence in the LGBT context and include contact info for domestic violance and other hotlines, so kids know where to turn for help . And, #4 please teach kids not to stand by when an assault is happening. If they don't feel safe intervening, they should call for help. We'd all want someone to intervene, if our kids were being harmed.
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I don't understand why the legislature would insist that this be privately financed. Isn't this exactly the sort of thing that government is for?
Do we crowd-fund our highway construction? Did they require that the Texas National Guard hold out their hats to pay for gas and food to patrol the border? Is the governor getting money from private sources as he fruitlessly attempts to stop a federal takeover of the state by Navy Seals, or whatever meshugas he's blathering?
Do we crowd-fund our highway construction? Did they require that the Texas National Guard hold out their hats to pay for gas and food to patrol the border? Is the governor getting money from private sources as he fruitlessly attempts to stop a federal takeover of the state by Navy Seals, or whatever meshugas he's blathering?
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Jon Krakauer's recent book on this topic is incredibly disturbing.
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The issue with using Jameis Winston as an example of consent is the fact that his case had absolutely nothing to do with consent and everything to do with organizations such as universities protecting their moneymakers. In the case with Winston, his victim states that he drugged her, forced her back to his apartment and proceeded to assault her. When she yelled "no" several times, his roommate attempted to help, only to be forced out by Winston who then dragged the girl to the bathroom and continued to assault her. The young woman would later be forced to drop out of college due to severe bullying and a lack of administrative support because she dared to press charges against their beloved and very lucrative sports icon. Jameis Winston was allowed to continue his education without so much a slap on the wrist. That is not a case of confusion involving consent. That is a case of organizations caring more about revenue than people. There must be a method of forcing these organizations to help victims because their past actions have shown that, if left to their own devices, these organizations will hold themselves to no moral code whatsoever.
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Go Bill Miller! Agreed: we all have to step up. Hope the owners fund this (and more) - if not, put it on a public fundraising site. People care.
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How can we donate money for this?
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One thoughtful father comes up with a tool to help prevent sexual abuse and sexual exploitation in college sports; yet, collegiate athletic departments, university administrations and the NCAA essentially remain helpless and impotent in the same regard?
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It's just a shame that we've arrived at the point, culturally, where basic human decency and consent have to be taught in the schools. I'm not against the video, but shouldn't we be asking ourselves where we went wrong and trying to fix THAT? Maybe we should make a video on parenting, and and how to teach your offspring about values, not entitlements.
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It's not a shame that suddenly we're doing it now; The shame is that we didn't do it sooner. These are not new problems; This is merely new awareness and appropriate action finally being taken.
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How can an individual contribute?
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That's great, but it's not just athletes.
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Thanks to the NYT for carrying this story! It was easy to miss. Maybe it should be the first story and not just a link at the bottom. I hope the film finds its way to all fifty states. They all need it.
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Perhaps the folks at Anheuser Busch will be unable to find the word 'no' when it comes time to consider a sizable donation to the ProtectHer Project.
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Yes, Especially since most of these incidents occur during or after a gathering of people where the alcohol is flowing freely and it seems that no one knows when to stop drinking... Look at all of the posts on social media of drunken passed out young men and women in very unflattering positions. Poor choices ensue.
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Well-done, Mr. Miller!