R. Kelly Sex Charges

With a judge recently refusing to drop the sex charges against R. Kelly (R&B singer), the media has begun discussing his case again. I applaud media and news sources addressing cases concerning sexual assaults and sexual misconduct. My questions is, "Why just R. Kelly and other such celebrities (actors, athletes, politians, entertainers, etc...)?" Imagine if the media covered every sexual assault case like they did cases involving celebrities (Kobe Bryant, Michael Jackson). Our society would constantly be hearing and reading the coverage of sexual assault cases across the country. People would realize how frequent sexual assault occurs in our society. They may even become fearful. They would demand change. Wouldn't that be great -- To see our country truly tackle the horrific crime of sexual assault?

What can you do to personally help increase awareness? Every time you see major media and news sources cover a sexual assault involving a celebrity, read your local newspaper crime blotter to see what other sexual assault charges occured in the past week. Make a copy of that specific section of the blotter and fax it to the news/media outlet saying, "Thanks for covering the XXX sexual assault case. Thought you might be interested in also covering these local cases."