Maryland 'Cuddler' Attacks Two Women

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georgesovereign of MA 6:21PM August 04, 2009

It is a shame that the real seriousness of this story is being lost in the terminology. Unwanted contact is criminal sexual contact. If this perp follows this path, he will get to the point where "cuddling" no longer satisfies his needs. At that point he will graduate to forcible rape and possibly murder. This could be nipped in the bud right now if people would take this seriously and not couch it in cutsey terminology!!!

Jacques Pavlik of MI 2:56PM March 06, 2008

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

Diane of NE 10:11AM March 06, 2008

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".

Diane of NE 10:08AM March 06, 2008

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.

Lia Mandaglio of DC 12:15AM March 05, 2008

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