I wanted to say I was terribly sorry for sending this E-Mail, but since I'm not, I won't say it. I think this is also what mailinglists are meant for (reaching lots of people), as long as this doesn't become a habit. I only send this E-Mail because I feel myself personally attached to the subject of this call for help. I'm usually against mass-mailing, but hey. For once. I'm sorry for any inconvieniances I've caused by sending this, but please bare in mind that this might be for a good cause. Thank You (forward only the following) ----------- On the 28th of October 1999, a young 12-year old girl's future was completely shattered. She was raped and almost stabbed to death. She sustained multiple stab wounds in the back, chest and stomach as well as the face. One of the stabs she received penetrated her spine and she is now paralysed for life. This little girl is my cousin. I went to see her in hospital on Friday. When I saw her, she was lying on her side and all I could see was her stitched face. Because her whole little body was riddled with stab wounds, she is unable to find a comfortable position. When I asked her how she was doing, she whispered: " I am sore, I am sore". She asked her mother to turn her over on the other side, and as I helped her mother to do so, I saw that her whole throat was covered in the most terrible blue and deep purple bruises. Her rapist tried to shut her up when she was screaming. When that did not help, he tried to stab her to death. All I can say is thank God she is alive. The reason for this email is plain and simple. The South African judicial system is up to muggets, and corruption and discrimination is rife. No justice will be brought to this case. Give it a couple of years, and the rapist (who was caught I might add) will be out on parole in a couple of months. In the meantime, one beautiful little girl's life has been changed. Not only does she have to live with this memory, but she has to be reminded of it every single day in the form of her paralysis. The South African government wants to implement something called chemical castration, where they inject men with a chemical that decreases their sex drive. This is NOT good enough. Rape is not in the male member, but in the male mind. I know this happens to women all over the world on an hourly basis, but this time it has hit too close to home and I CANNOT and I repeat CANNOT stand by and do nothing about it. Therefore I would like your help in signing this petition for a harsher sentence for rape. Life imprisonment might be a good suggestion as ironically enough, prisoners do not tolerate child molesters and rapists, and because of this, they have their own "system of punishment" in prison. I want this man to go through agony for the rest of his life.I want him to be reminded of the pain that this little girl has to go through for the rest of HER life. Why should this animal deserve ANY better? Please forward this to as many people as you can. The more signatures we have from all over the world, the better our chances that someone in power might listen. If we don't do something about it, some or other time it might it too close to your home... Also, please keep me updated by regularly sending back a list to me, so I can keep record of our progress. I sincerely appreciate your help and support in this matter, and so do Luke Homan and her mother. EVERY 100th PERSON PLEASE FORWARD THE LIST BACK TO Nikki Botha, Johannesburg, RSA, e-mail address: Nikki@comnet.co.za Please make a new list (by Inline-forwarding or copying and pasting) and forward that again to people you know. Kindly remove the headers and footers, as this keeps the list tidy and does not block the on-line system with unnecessary detail. Thank you and GOD BLESS all those who add their names here and to all those who have sadly been victims of violence - OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED DO HEREBY PETITION THE GOVERNMENT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE CRIME RATE IN OUR COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY RAPE! 1 Melanie Benson, JHB. 2 Pam Immelman, JHB. 3 Sheralynn Anderson, JHB 4 Elisabeth Ambros, JHB 5 Natasha Momberg, JHB 6 Heather Odendaal, NLP 7 Lisa Cochrane, JHB 8 Gia Bischofberger, JHB 9 Andrea Gavan, JHB 10 SHELLEY PRETORIUS-JHB 11 Amanda Clifford 12 Bernita Noble - JHB 13 Natasha Williams - JHB 14 Karen Pires - JHB 15 Vanessa Hutcheon - JHB 16 Tarren Coetzee - CT 17 Lisa Taylor - CPT 18 Natalie Lodewyk - CPT 19 Kim Franks-CPT> 20 Belinda Fish - CPT 21 Valerie Small - Cape Town 22 Renee Olivier - Cape Town 23 Zelda du toit - CPT 24 Liezl Grobler - CPT 25 Cindy Haupt - cpt 26 Louisa v. Houwer - JHB 27 Tracy Haylett - JHB 28 Michelle Schwegmann-JHB 29 Catherine Stander - JHB 30 Lulu Greyling 31 Marla Naidoo - The Netherlands 32 Arma Bertuso - Philippines 33 Leo E. Parreqo - Phil. 34 Rowena Parreqo- Phil. 35 Riz Pulumbarit - Philippines 36 Vernie Pulumbarit - Philippines 37 Andy Adan - Philippines 38 Menchu Adan - Philippines 39 Lennie S. Gunda - Philippines 40 Karen L. Hilado - Philippines 41 George V. 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