This was originally posted after Swift posted this item to MN Politics Discuss.
Tom Swift's post got me over to yahoo to look at the forums they have in the Minneapolis regional section. There is this forum above the Loring Men and Boys forum Swift mentions: Minneapolis Married and Looking: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/minneapolismarriedandlooking/ This club's intent is for married people that need someone to talk to. Not necessarily for sex, but perhaps just intimacy whether it is on-line or other. Feel free to shoot me an on-line message at CBD4. There isn't too much activity in this forum -- but it has been going since November 26, 1999. Then here's a selection of the content on this one (archives are available to the public): Couple looking for a female to join them Sweet, sexy guy in Edina Cpl looking for female in Mpls Meet me in my hotel room: Re: Meet me in my hotel room: It's interesting how Swift missed this one -- it's a more active forum with 148 members than the Loring Men and Boys one -- and seems pretty explicit about focusing on the folks who want to step out on their marriages. But oh, it's not a gay group -- and Swift wanted to make a few points about what gay groups are like, so he picked this one. Swift's posts reminds me of the folks who like to drone on and on about NAMBLA -- and like to suggest that represents ALL gays. >The #7 (by membership) forum is: >====================================================== >Loring_men_and_boys > >This is a place where gay Men and Boys can exchange >emails and communicate. Please be in the Loring Park, >Uptown, MSU town, Dinky town, Minneapolis Minnesota >area. >Members: 114 | Archives: Members only >====================================================== > >Is this some kind of sick joke? EY: There is very little activity on this forum. This forum on it's face doesn't talk about "pics" and also doesn't sound sexual in it's title or description. I haven't tried to join the group to look at the archives. So I don't think this information here says that this is a pedophile group. As far as the whole investigation went, I thought it rather interesting that around 10% of those arrested were members of the clergy -- and two were Catholic Priests. I'm sure that 10% of the population isn't members of the clergy. > >Folks, this kind of filth must be stopped, and I don�t >think the government restricting the free flow of >information on the internet will get the job done. >Please join me in contacting Yahoo and encourage them >to do some common sense house cleaning. > >Please notice that the path does not include anything >that has to do with sex, this piece of work exists in >the �Regional� directory! I don't know this group -- haven't heard of it and haven't checked the archives -- but it might NOT have anything to do with sex -- and that could be the reason that it's not listed in the adult section. >I don�t care what your political affiliations are, we >need to close ranks as parents. Our kids are in danger >and are being targeted by men and (some few) women who >have EVIL in their hearts. I tell you, I have always >been against the death penalty but I find it very hard >to argue against the thought that these types of >rotten bastards need to experience some quality time >in an electric chair. > >One can only assume that these clowns have already >attracted the attention of the Fed�s, but I intend to >check it out just to be sure. I've seen the descriptions of some of the pornographic groups on yahoo posted on some other lists I'm on. The Candyman group was trading photos and videos -- and I think it said "let's share pics and vids" in the description. I have no idea whether the group that Swift brought up is a pedophile group or not -- checking the archives would tell you -- and assuming Swift has turned this over to the FBI, they can check the archives and quickly tell on this one. It seems like the authorities -- not this forum -- would be the appropriate place to report this. At the same time, church youth groups, the boy scouts and other groups that draw children also attract pedophiles. That continues to be a problem -- and the BSA policy really does nothing to prevent pedophiles from joining the scouts as scoutmasters. I still read stories on a regular basis about scoutmasters molesting boys. The other piece of this is, where are gay kids to go to find gay adults who are not going to exploit them? Now I just went to the adult section of yahoo to check out some of the groups there -- and I think yahoo just removed all those groups. Also interesting to note: 10% of the people arrested in that ring were clergy -- and 2 were catholic priests. These were pedophiles who went after both boys and girls. Anyway, I'm sure that clergy don't represent near 10% of the population, so if I was going to use Swift's logic, I'd say this suggests if folks are really concerned about their kids, maybe they want to keep them away from church. Eva Eva Young Central Neighborhood Minneapolis "You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone - not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be." --Article II of the Bill of Non-Rights. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
