Comments on: Tuesday Newsday – Roman Polanski Arrested

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Tuesday Newsday – El Fin :: — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:56:17 +0000

[...] Newsday has been a fun idea over the last several months. Some of the stories struck a nerve (Roman Polanski, Jon and Kate), while others just struck a thud (Jasmine Fiore, Super Memory). Either way, the [...]

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Tuesday Newsday – Letterman’s Apology | Zac Parsons — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:58:45 +0000

[...] the last week, we have talked about Roman Polanski, Jon Gosselin, and now David Letterman. Three different men, with three different circumstances [...]

By: Zac

Zac — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:05:58 +0000

@Stephanie – I could not agree with you more. That is what I meant to say with the word “education”. That’s not to say that educated people from healthy families aren’t capable of making huge mistakes in spite of how they were raised. Whether the ways of the past are gone or not, we can change on an individual basis. And groups can be changed by a strong individual. I think it is a battle worth fighting.

I’m sure HGTV is glad for your plug! Thanks again for your comments!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:37:28 +0000

Zac, I think it’s not so much traditional education that would change this. I think it’s more the teaching children receive in the home. Morals and decency and service. I think the break down of the family and morals are at the heart of this debate (yet not mentioned until now) It is a sad day when fear of the law is the motivator for decency and that is where we are now. I’m sad that we are no longer shocked to hear that something like rape or theivery has happened. Now we expect it. I don’t know if that will ever change, Zac. I think the ways of the past are gone down the stinker. However, we can change this on an individual basis. I heard a talk this weekend; a story was told where every night at dinner (in the times families had dinner together) the father would ask each child what they had done for someone else that day. It’s situations like these that we need to provide for our children. Start at home (not to rip off HGTV’s logo he he)

By: Zac

Zac — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:47:43 +0000

@Stephanie – Interesting…. I might change your point to be: Fear and comfort are two ways that people are motivated by justice. Would you agree that education would (eventually) help everyone to value justice and be comforted by it? Or do you believe that some people will never get it and will always need fear as a motivator? Thanks again for the comments!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:05:16 +0000

this is why I added more or less. ha ha- It means that he has been conditioned to think that he can get away with doing it- as you have obviously been. There are two types of people: those whom justice frightens and those whom justice comforts. You can change which group you belong to, but the important thing is that justice is what keeps our society moving. This is how justice (or lack of it) controls more or less the conduct of humanity- either you live in fear or you dont. It’s up to us which group will live in fear. I’d rather it be the criminals, wouldn’t you?

By: Zac

Zac — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:43:49 +0000

@Melanie – Thank you for your comment. I am sad for your pain, but glad that you want to reclaim that pain and turn it into education or support for others. I believe that educating everyone as to the pain involved in such a situation would help to better understand it all.

By: Zac

Zac — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:41:26 +0000

@Stephanie – Good points again. The only thing that I would question would be regarding your statement that “the promise of justice controls, more or less, the conduct of all civilized people” and your statement later about Polansky knowing what he did was wrong and what the consequence would be. Is this implying that he is not “civilized” or educated in whatever way you meant by that? Since it did not prevent his actions, why do you expect it to prevent actions by others? Do you yourself not rape people because of the punishment you would receive? I hope you can tell that my questions are serious. I mean no disrespect or sarcasm.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:22:20 +0000

You should be acting as a advocate for young victims not showing them how to allow justice NOT to be done. I know it is hard to live with the attention but I myself am a survivor and if any of my pain could help another young girl then so be it and being on the pain!