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Allegations
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My
own good taste prevents me from replying to Keith M Harry (Waikato Times
letters, January 9) with the succinct phrase I reserve for people who come to
my door babbling the same strings of cliches that he uses. I have no use for
his ill-informed comments regarding the facts of Salvation Army abuse. We
do not want sympathy; we want justice. We are no longer children or victims
to be pushed around. We are adult survivors to be taken seriously, however
badly damaged some of us may be. We will not be palmed off with mumbo-jumbo
and pious drivel. The
Salvation Army campaigns against many forms of adult leisure activities. High
on their list of taboos is consensual sex between adults under most
circumstances. They
have for decades attracted to their ranks and protected from investigation
people who practise recreational violence and sex with non-consenting
children. At present there are at least two Salvation Army officers who have
been kept on and promoted after complaints have been made. No complaint has
ever been passed on to the police. Our enemy is bullet-proof and above the
law. (Abridged) |
