| Lucille Poulin (aka "another reason why americans will always be better than canadians")
This 78-year-old former nun and self-proclaimed prophet of God was convicted
of child abuse in Prince Edward Island, where she ran a religious
commune. The court heard evidence of child labor and brainwashed
parents who submitted to Poulin's threats. The wacko ex-nun would
strike children up to fourteen times with a rod or paddle for taking a
cookie. An 8-year-old boy was struck because he was too afraid to tell
anyone he had wet his bed. The children were home-schooled and cut off
from outside society. Married couples were forbidden from sleeping
together, and boys had their zippers permanently sewn shut. Severe
daily beatings were the norm. After her conviction, Poulin told the
court, "I thank God that I have been faithful to the mandate God gave
me." The judge decided counseling would be of no use and sentenced
Poulin to 8 months. She did not file an appeal. |
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| A new political party in the Netherlands is dedicated to legalizing sex between adults and children.
Ad van den Berg, founder of the NVD Party, told the newspaper AD
that the party plans to lobby first to lower the age of sexual consent
from 16 to 12 and then to phase it out completely. He said that
pedophilia used to be something that people in the country were willing
to discuss but, because of Belgian killer Marc Dutroux, they are all
"being put in the same box."
"Forbidding makes children all the more curious," Van den Berg said. "Rearing is also about introducing children to sex."
He said that the party advocates only consensual sex.
The party plans its official launch Wednesday. Its full name is
Naastenliefde, Vrijheid en Diversiteit, or Love, Freedom and Diversity. |
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