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Book Release: Goanetter Valmiki Faleiro's "Patriotism in Action"
Dec 18, 2010 (Sat) at 5.30 pm at Goa Chitra, Benaulim, Goa
Copies available at: Hotel Mandovi or Broadway (Panjim), OIB (Mapusa),
Sainik Co-Op (Porvorim), Literati (Calangute), David & Co, Confidante
(Margao) David & Co Mumbai, Mumbai Catholic Gymkhana; Manney's and
Popular (Pune), Narayan (Bangalore), Ritana Books (Delhi).
Online: http://goa1556.notlong.com
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Against the backdrop of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, questions
have been raised as to why Sweden reports such a high number of rape
cases. This is what The Local, a newspaper there, says:
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Rape simply appears to be a more common occurrence in Sweden than in
the other EU countries studied, the researchers argue. Over 5,000
rapes are reported in Sweden per annum while reports in other
countries of a comparable size amounted to only a few hundred.
The figures can however be somewhat distorted as it is often only
assault rapes by strangers and aggravated acquaintance rapes that are
reported in many of these countries - as was the case in Sweden 40
years ago.
The high incidence of rape in Sweden has a strong connection to
nightlife and partying, specifically after-club parties in private
homes. Early sexual debuts, high alcohol consumption, "free
sexuality" and the "right to say no" quite simply results in more
rapes, the study concludes. http://www.thelocal.se/19102/20090427/
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Though there are vast differences between the regions, one couldn't
but be reminded, in some ways, of Goa. Could the spurt in the number
of high-profile sex crimes (particularly involving tourists and
locals, or sometimes in-migrants) be an indicator of the road we're
walking down? FN
Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
