--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If J and B are coercing students to have sex, why are the students > > not reporting it? A comprehensive reporting and review system is > > in place. > > And, like most such systems, it is a joke if the people > involved know that they are jeapardizing their career > or, in this instance, their spiritual liberation, by > using it. The Army has such a system, too, but estimates > that less than 10% of the abuses are ever reported because > it is a given that any woman who reports abuse has ended > her career in the military. Same thing in the TM movement. > Can you *imagine* how the reportee would be treated?
I am aware of abuses in the Armed Forces system. Particularly the Air Force academy at Colorado Springs. But a lot of these abuses involve actual rape. Per your parallel, are you suggesting that J and B are engaged such in raping coeds? To extapolate the Armed Forces problems to "most such systems" seems weak, at least unsubstantiated. For example, virtually all universities have such systems and it is my understanding that such systems are used quite a bit. Are you suggesting that MUM is more like the Army than other universities. (I am guessing you will respond emphatically "Yes! Don't you get it dude!?" :) ) Perhaps Mum falls somewhere in between. So while not conceeding the case, lets assume for a moment that coerced (or raped) women do feel uncomfortable using the MUM system, and won't use it. Then why doesn't some compassionate group without life-blood support from the TMO provide refuge, counseling, support and a conduit role to report such abuses to educational and legal authorities -- as warranted. Sounds like a great project for the Amma FF group. I suspect that the reason this has not been done is that most student cases are consensual, even gleefully so, and that remorse occurs after J leaves town, or returns and seeks out new companions. Not grounds for reporting abuse. On the other hand, if there is real abuse and coercion, I would be happy to donate to an Amma supported and staffed resource in FF to deal with such cases. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
