> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Ronn!Blankenship
... > (1) So if "[I] put words in [your] head by saying that [their legitimate > needs] are denied," by "denial of legitimate needs" do you mean > self-denial > by the person with the needs, or what? I honestly want to > understand what > you are saying. Now I understand, I think... There's ambiguity in a phrase like "denying the needs." It's the difference between denying that the needs exist (like the psychological denial that makes it unbelievable that my best friend has cancer) and denial of the resources that would address the needs (like denying him medical care). To bring it back to the conversation at hand, it's the difference between denying that something like rape is related to legitimate needs and denying any opportunity to meet those needs. Society can pretend that such crimes have no basis whatever in legitimate needs, which I think has to change before we can begin to address such problems successfully, which would begin to end the denial (failure to offer) of treatment as an alternative or in addition to incarceration. I'm sorry if I misunderstood which one you were saying. It's all a bit fuzzy for me now, but my best friend really does have cancer and my thinking isn't as clear as usual (sympathy brain problems?). Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
