rwg (09/03/82)
While I'm not familiar with the details of the case, I find the prevailing attitude disturbing (disturbed?). Should we get so emotional about a crime that we are willing to bypass the usual human rights? Public feeling about rape has been worked up to the point where any accusation not followed by a conviction is considered scandalous (with obvious problems), and now it may result in torture as an acceptable form of punishment (you may think that it should be, but that's a different topic). B.t.w., I don't see what was wrong with the first posting to net.general. Is there a list of "certified as general" topics?