Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Men's Group

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)

2. I'm glad they caught the guy.

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 01:09 AM

Dec 2012

And I'm sorry for the guilt you have about your suspicions.

... but if your main takeaway from the lesson is a "bias" against men who work with kids, I'm not sure it's justified, and in fact may be contributing to the problem. Decent men choose to not teach because of this stereotype. The only men discouraged from working with kids by the stereotype are the non-predators. The stereotype has the effect of driving the wheat to chaff ratio down.

A father in the home is a strong protective factor for kids. It is unfortunate that his victims apparently lacked that benefit.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

7 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

A friend of mine was arrested on child molestation charges [View all] ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 OP

A former co-worker is in prison right now for it Major Nikon Dec 2012 #1

I'm glad they caught the guy. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #2

Again, I'm just venting ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #3

As upsetting as this obviously is LeftofObama Dec 2012 #4

I have no idea what his side is ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #5

An old friend of mine is in prison for murdering his estranged girlfriend... opiate69 Dec 2012 #6

Sounds like there was some reason to be suspicious of this guy for a while. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #7