are
      all
      lacking
      in
      pornography.
      Research
      has
      shown
      a
     
     
      stronger
      link
      between
      pornography
      (including
      ‘‘erotica’’
      or
     
     
      ‘‘soft-core’’
      publications!!)
      and
      sexual
      crimes,
      particularly
     
     
      violent
      sexual
      crimes,
      than
      between
      smoking
      and
      lung
     
     
      cancer!
      There
      is
      a
      stronger
      link
      between
      pornography
      and
     
     
      sexual
      crime
      than
      there
      is
      between
      PCB’s
      and
      cancer!
      Any
     
     
      solution
      to
      the
      problem
      of
      rape
      and
      sexual
      violence
      that
      does
     
     
      not
      consider
      the
      destructive
      nature
      of
      pornography
      and
      seek
     
     
      its
      removal
      from
      society
      is
      not
      addressing
      the
      major
      cause!!
     
     
      Rape
      and
      sexual
      violence
      are
      a
      terrible
      tragedy.
      I
      wish
      that
     
     
      Icould
      do
      something
      personally
      to
      be
      of
      comfort
      to
      those
     
     
      who
      have
      undergone
      the
      trauma.
      I
      would
      like
      to
      see
      it
      ended
     
     
      forever.
      ButI
      cannotsee
      the
      problem
      being
      solved
      without
     
     
      these
      issues
      being
      addressed
      --
      the
      need
      for
      men
      to
      have
      a
     
     
      necessary,
      productive
      role
      in
      society,
      and
      the
      need
      for
     
     
      pornography
      to
      be
      removed
      from
      our
      society.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bill
      Hickox
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lalmost
      feel
      some
      type
      of
      urgency
      in
      submitting
      my
     
     
      thoughts
      on
      what
      I
      am
      bout
      to
      write.
      The
      preceding
      sentence
     
     
      may
      not
      make
      grammatical
      sense,
      but
      believe
      me,
      I
      am
     
     
      profoundly
      upset
      with
      what
      has
      been
      going
      on
      in
      my
      life
     
     
      lately,
      which
      relates
      directly
      to
      the
      state
      of
      my
      neighbour-
     
     
      hood.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lam
      now
      emotionally
      and
      physically
      involved
      in
      what
      may
     
     
      be
      ‘‘the
      prostitution
      ring’
      ’?
      which
      I
      believe
      is
      operating
      out
      of
     
     
      Toronto.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      first
      became
      unknowingly
      involved
      when
      a
      young
      girl,
      my
     
     
      papergirl,
      told
      me
      about
      a
      blue
      van
      with
      two
      men
      in
      it
      that
     
     
      was
      following
      her
      home
      one
      day
      from
      school.
      She
      told
      me
     
     
      this
      particular
      van
      was
      making
      frequent
      trips
      by
      the
      school
     
     
      she
      goes
      to,
      which
      is
      Elm
      Street
      School,
      Summerside.
      Since
     
     
      that
      initial
      conversation
      one
      young
      girl
      has
      been
      threatened
     
     
      by
      the
      men
      in
      the
      van,
      and
      it
      hit
      the
      Journal-Pioneer.
      Since
     
     
      that
      publication,
      nothing
      else
      has
      made
      it
      to
      the
      Journal
     
     
      regarding
      the
      prostitution
      ring.
      A
      question
      that
      arises
      is
      why
     
     
      no
      one
      has
      followed
      up
      on
      this
      threat?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Because
      of
      what
      my
      papergirl
      told
      me
      and
      the
      fact
      that
      no
     
     
      one
      seemed
      to
      be
      taking
      any
      action
      on
      these
      men,
      I
      decided
     
     
      to
      getinvolved.
      Through
      talking
      with
      this
      girl
      Isomehow
     
     
      made
      her
      feel
      guilty
      enough
      to
      do
      something
      about
      what’s
     
     
      going
      on.
      It’s
      unfortunate
      that
      she
      couldn’t
      go
      to
      her
      mother
     
     
      or
      father
      first,
      but
      she
      knew
      they
      wouldn’t
      believe
      her
      or
      tell
     
     
      her
      not
      to
      get
      involved.
      That’s
      where
      another
      problem
      or
     
     
      question
      arises:
      Are
      we
      so
      safe
      on
      little
      P.E.I.
      that
      we
      are
     
     
      under
      the
      impression
      that
      no
      harm
      will
      come
      to
      us?
      Who
     
     
      would
      ever
      believe
      the
      prostitution
      ring
      would
      move
      in
      on
      us
     
     
      or
      a
      young
      girl
      would
      be
      raped
      at
      U.P.E.1.?
      I
      think
      it’s
      time
     
     
      ““P.E.L.
      people’’
      opened
      up
      their
      eyes
      to
      the
      real
      world.
     
     
      To
      get
      back
      on
      track,
      the
      girl
      and
      I
      decided
      to
      speak
      with
      the
     
     
      Chief
      of
      Police.
      I
      spoke
      to
      him
      on
      our
      behalf
      because
      I
      didn’t
     
     
      want
      to
      have
      her
      identity
      known.
      Her
      parents
      probably
      would
     
     
      have
      had
      me
      beheaded.
      She,
      I’ll
      call
      her
      Sue,
      also
      had
      no
     
     
      trust
      in
      cops,
      and
      she
      believed
      they
      wouldn’t
      take
      her
      seri-
     
     
      ously,
      Anyway,
      she
      has
      already
      had
      arun-in
      with
      them
      once,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      8,
      1992
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      according
      to
      her
      and
      her
      friends,
      if
      you
      get
      in
      trouble
     
     
      with
      the
      police
      once,
      you
      never
      get
      a
      fair
      shake.
      After
      that,
      I
     
     
      did
      the
      talking
      with
      the
      Chief.
      I
      told
      him
      I
      couldn’t
      give
      him
     
     
      my
      source
      of
      information
      and
      he
      understood,
      but
      asked
      me
      to
     
     
      try
      to
      change
      her
      attitude
      towards
      cops.
      Another
      question
     
     
      arises:
      Isn’t
      it
      up
      to
      the
      police
      to
      change
      the
      negative
     
     
      attitudes
      kids
      (people)
      have
      about
      them?
      care
     
     
      gap
      --
      cops
      versus
      society.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Anyway,
      I
      gave
      a
      description
      of
      the
      van
      and
      the
      two
      men
      that
     
     
      were
      in
      it
      to
      the
      chief
      and
      he
      thanked
      me.
      A
      week
      passed
      and
     
     
      one
      Saturday
      afternoon
      Sue
      and
      I
      took
      a
      walk
      down
      Water
     
     
      Street.
      She
      eyed
      the
      van
      which
      was
      now
      grey
      with
      Ontario
     
     
      plates,
      and
      identified
      one
      of
      the
      men
      that
      had
      harassed
      her.
      I
     
     
      called
      the
      cops
      and
      they
      sent
      a
      car
      down
      to
      investigate.
     
     
      Curiosity
      got
      the
      better
      of
      Sue
      and
      I,
      so
      we
      went
      behind
     
     
      Zellers
      and
      there
      we
      saw
      the
      van
      and
      the
      police.
      The
      police
     
     
      had
      the
      men
      out
      of
      the
      van
      and
      were
      taking
      pictures
      of
      it
      and
     
     
      its
      license
      plate.
      They
      were-about
      to
      let
      them
      go
      until
      we
     
     
      ran
      up
      and
      I
      told
      Sue
      to
      talk.
      She
      identified
      one
      of
      the
      men
      to
     
     
      the
      police.
      At
      that
      time
      we
      had
      to
      get
      going
      for
      our
      safety.
      I
     
     
      haven’t
      heard
      anything
      since
      on
      these
      men
      and
      my
      papergirl
     
     
      says
      she
      hasn’t
      seen
      anything
      strange
      going
      on
      around
      her
     
     
      school.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      did
      not
      notice
      the
      van
      parked
      in
      the
      Zeller’s
      parking
      lot
      the
     
     
      day
      after
      the
      cops
      stopped
      it.
      I
      guess
      things
      are
      at
      a
      stand-
     
     
      still,
      but
      something
      tells
      me
      all
      is
      not
      over
      with.
      I
      lock
      and
     
     
      bolt
      my
      door
      at
      night
      now
      and
      watch
      over
      my
      shoulder.
     
    

    
     
      The
      van
      and
      the
      men
      is
      a
      story
      in
      itself,
      but
      from
      it
      arises
      a
     
     
      severe
      communication
      gap
      between
      parents
      and
      their
      chil-
     
     
      dren.
      If
      one
      child
      suffers
      by
      being
      snatched
      up
      by
      this
      van,
     
     
      I’m
      sure
      the
      communication
      will
      tighten,
      a
      little
      too
      late.
      If
     
     
      parents
      and
      their
      children
      are
      not
      communicating,
      how
      do
      we
     
     
      expect
      them
      to
      communicate
      with
      police.
      It’s
      definitely
      a
     
     
      sad
      scenario,
      but
      something
      has
      to
      be
      done
      if
      we
      are
      to
     
     
      survive
      in
      this
      world
      as
      a
      unit.
      People
      need
      people,
      but
      if
      you
     
     
      can’t
      communicate
      and
      trust,
      we
      will
      all
      grow
      up
      alone
      and
     
     
      scared.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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