Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!jmsellens From: jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: \"Why not send the men home?\" Message-ID: <14154@watmath.UUCP> Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 21:04:14 EDT Article-I.D.: watmath.14154 Posted: Mon Apr 29 21:04:14 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 30-Apr-85 07:14:33 EDT References: <1848@decwrl.UUCP> Reply-To: jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 12 In article <1848@decwrl.UUCP> Joanne Munson (munson@squirt.DEC) writes: > My sister contends that a curfew for men should be instituted as > this would drastically reduce violent crime. > Let men out when willingly accompanied by a woman. Well, I don't know your sister, and this article didn't *seem* to suggest that her suggestion was meant facetiously, but I believe that most people will agree that replacing one curfew with another won't solve anything. Punishing everyone for the actions of a few (relatively) has never been a good idea. John