Saturday, December 2, 2017

Holding Hands

“In the report compiled by the Lake Forest, Ill., police department, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times, the man said he was 15 when Mr. Levine held his hand in an “incredibly sensual way.” (NYTimes, 12/2/17)
   This is newsworthy? Surely Americans are not just now discovering sex! I had a professor, when a student many decades ago, who sat you down in a low chair with arms, when you came into his office, sat down next to you and held your hand. While I was fairly naive then (and probably still am), I made my diagnosis and did nothing, told no one—until now.
   As I have stated before, it is clearly a “Good Thing” (1066 and All That) that the sins of powerful men are subjected to daylight. But rather than joining those who just cheer, I also want to warn of the proximity of a pendulum swinging excessively in the other direction. We don’t need another Puritan Age.     





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