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Re: [RC] UAE Involvement in AERC Functions - heidiAbsolutely right John. It has nothing to do with culture it has all to do with international law, UN conventions to which all members accept and to common decency. Truman, if you think this doesn't have anything to do about culture, you need to go back and review what happened particularly in your part of the country when booze was outlawed. You cannot legislate morality--that has been demonstrated time and time again throughout history. If you want to stop atrocities, you can either try diplomacy and demonstration of a better way, or you can go to war. Simply telling someone powerful that you have just made their sordid hobby illegal doesn't get the job done. I agree that this is in violation of common decency--which sometimes I think is an oxymoron anyway, as true decency often isn't all that common. Where we seem to part company is how we in our sport can have the most impact. BTW, raping little girls is against the law in this country as well--but well over half of the little girls in the after-school program in this county have been sexually abused by male relatives or their moms' boyfriends. I also think that is an atrocity. Who should I boycott to stop it? We do all we can to intervene, and every once in a great while we get enough evidence to prosecute a perp, but that hasn't put a stop to the horror. Before someone misquotes me by suggesting that I think this makes the UAE situation "ok"--I most certainly am not suggesting any such thing. I'm merely pointing out that "being against the law" does not put an end to such practices--there, here, or anywhere else. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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