To the Editor:
I found Michael Newton's op-ed piece (The Dartmouth, Feb. 5) to be both insightful and revealing of one of the greatest problems facing American society. Newton very correctly identifies that the key problem of the sensationalism behind the Janet/Justin controversy is one of social indifference to sexual crimes, and instead one equating sex with power, success, entertainment and fame. If not treated through progressive and moral mentoring and by supporting our local faith-based and public service organizations to educate the public, the yellow journalism behind sex appeal threatens to render serious sexual crimes uninteresting, and the public itself, disinterested.
