For those of us who love our city, this is very sad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nN8vjFNGpw

Carol Chumney has served 17 years in elected office, and has earned the public trust.

Chumney was elected to the City Council in the fall of 2003, and now chairs the Council MLGW and Budget Committees.

She pushed to repeal the twelve year pension for elected and appointed officials, exposed budget shortfalls, the drop in the bond rating, and has worked to hold the administration accountable.

Prior to 2003, Chumney served for 13 years in the Tennessee House of Representatives where she rose to various leadership positions, including Chair of the House Children & Family Affairs Committee and the Shelby County Delegation.

Chumney is a lifelong Memphian who graduated from Memphis public schools. She earned her Juris Doctorate from The University of Memphis Law School in 1986 and has since practiced law in the Memphis and Shelby County region.

She cares about the city of Memphis and has a deep commitment to its future. That’s why she is a candidate for Mayor.

Only Carol Chumney can make a positive change in Memphis. Please vote and tell all your friends and family to vote for Carol Chumney for Mayor on October 4th and move Memphis forward to becoming the progressive, metropolitan city it has the potential to be.

just like any 21yo man who has sex with a 14yo no matter how 'hot' she is. The power differential in this type of 'relationship' is not equal and that 14yo was being taken advantage of. Why do some DUers think this is okay when it's an female predator and a male victim? The 14yo is a victim, he didn't 'get lucky.'

edit to add:

I work in the field of child abuse and neglect and anyone who can defend an adult who has sex with any minor is the reason I will always have a job.


Imagine a childhood disease that affects 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 7 boys before the age of 18; a disease that can cause dramatic mood swings, erratic behavior, and even severe conduct disorders among those exposed; a disease that breeds distrust of adults and undermines the possibility of experiencing normal sexual relationships; a disease that can have profound implications for an individual's future health by increasing the risk of problems such as substance abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, and suicidal behavior; a disease that replicates itself by causing some of its victims to expose future generations to its debilitating effects.

Imagine what we, as a society, would do if such a disease existed...

Such a disease does exist; it's called child sexual abuse.

-James Mercy
Originally published in Sex Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, vol. 11, no. 4, 3/17-3/21, 1999