July 15, 2005
Make me sick!
I wake up every morning reading the news. I do this just to keep up with whats happening in Canada and the world. Seeing as despite my distance from the news it affects us as a nation. Anywho, I came across this article that just again irritated and pissed me off.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/15/porner-050715.html

It's about a man in Alberta who sexually assaulted 4 children, and was caught making and distrubting the acts--known to us as Child Porn. What infurriates me is that the man only recieved 14 years for his acts. Just how screwed up is the justice system when a man who violates children in such a way that it will be detramental to their overall well being for life and all he gets is 14 years in total for all acts committed. This is one instant where the government should increase the time spent behind bars for men and women who committ acts such as sexual assault on minors or sexual assault period. I truly and strongly believe that any sexual act against a person that violates them should be held in the same regard as murder. While no actual life is lost persay; a person who is victimized by these acts have lost a part of them, especially children. I have no respect nor patience for men and women who victimize children and youth. These young ones have no way of protecting themselves from these monsters and I truly believe we as a society need to protect these innocents from the monsters that lurk waiting for them.

As a survivor of these vicous acts I know first hand what ramifications happen as a result of these lude and uncalled for acts. While I am still alive and can breath the air that mother nature provides for me a part of me died that day he decided to violate me. NO matter how much I move on with my life, that man will always find a way to make it back into it. Years can go by and I won't have thoughts about it but every now and then something reminds me of that day and I have to do everything in my power to forget it. It's hard.

So I think what I will do is start to take action from now on. I am going to start to lobby the local MP here and get the ball moving on upping the sentance of men and women who violate children. I think we as society have a duty to do this. I also hope to lobby politicians in putting more funding in services that deal with the victims so that a strong support network is built for survivors. As it is I work with child and youth who have been victimized by people all their lives. I share with them my story and how I survived in hopes that they see a positive role model and that not all hope is lost.