The childhood years are no longer a time for carefree development in a society the child can trust. And even when parents raise their child well, cultural influences far too often undermine their efforts. But the problem is not confined to childhood. Adults are just as frequently victims of this perversity. The freedom of women is often restricted by the danger of rape or mugging.
Men too are both victims and victimizers.
The son of a pastor I knew, after viewing adult films with some friends at a stag party, abducted a young woman from a convenience store and raped her. Our nation has solved many problems. We have a strong economy. We have seen unimagined advances in medicine and technology. Yet in spite of this in the area of moral behavior, we still have largely failed to make people safe from violence, sexual exploitation, crime, and general rudeness.