Maryland 'Cuddler' Attacks Two Women
Two women were assaulted by the city "cuddler" near the University of Maryland campus this weekend, the Diamondback reports. In both cases, a man got into bed with the women—and in one case, got in bed with the woman and her boyfriend—and proceeded to kiss or cuddle with his victims. The police have no leads in the case, but suspect these incidents are related to at least 12 other sexual assaults and peeping Tom incidents from the past year.
Tags: University of Maryland
Tools: 
Share
|
| Comments (3)
Reader Comments
Disappointing language
I do not know who coined the phrase "city cuddler" and quite frankly, do not care. I find that the term is utterly inappropriate and that we all must refuse to use it. Serial rape is not to be reduced to carebears and cherubs. Any violation of an individual's personal space should never be referred to as "cuddling," particularly by law enforcers and journalists. I believe that all news media have a responsibility to reject this phrase and call this man by what he is, a serial attacker and an enormous threat to women, men and children. Any language that evades this reality is unacceptable and disappointing.
I believe that both news and law enforcement can easily take a stand on this issue and chose to approach these devastating events with a more progressive attitude.
Language, please.
Cuddled? Did someone lose their thesaurus? Assaulted is the proper term.
http://www.examiner.com/a-1259364~Female_students_fearful_after_U_Md___cuddler__strikes_again.html?cid=temp-popular
This link gives an actual accounting of the crimes, using grown-up terms like "assaulted" and "groped". And "scared".
Link, Take 2
I broke this into two lines; paste both into your browser. (If there is an "add link" feature I should be using, I apologize for the mess.)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1259364~Female_students_fearful_
after_U_Md___cuddler__strikes_again.html?cid=temp-popular
Add your thoughts
All comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.advertisement
