I filed a criminal complaint regarding the removal of part of my penis! I went to the website for the Sheriff's office in the county that I was born, downloaded a "Voluntary Statement Form," completed it, scanned it and e-mailed it. YES, I DID! And, they sent back a case number!
Yes, I'm betting there are going to be many people that will laugh. That's fine, every person in history that challenged a popular belief was laughed at.
This is what I said:
"Sometime between {birthdate} and {8 days later}, a part of my penis was removed without a medical indication at the {hospital} where I was born. I consider this to be a sexual assault and battery with a deadly weapon."
Am I hoping to win a financial settlement? This was not a civil case that was filed, thus, no. Besides, I'm pretty sure we are well past the statute of limitations.
Am I hoping someone will get arrested? Gosh, no. However, if the doctor is still alive, I would request that the doctor make a public statement against the procedure.
So, what am I hoping for? I am hoping that it will get attention. I am hoping the news media may decide to make a story out of it. I am hoping that the hospital administrator(s) and maybe even some doctors hear about it. They may laugh and joke, but, the next time they chose to cut off a part of a baby's genitalia, I bet they will be thinking about me.
Note my selection of words. I didn't even use the word "circumcision" because that would give it credence as a medical procedure. I didn't identify that it was a doctor that did it, either, because that wouldn't make it any more OK.
If you're curious, there is this well known case of a man that did win a settlement:
This link no longer works: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=127183&page=1
This is an interview of William Stowell, the person that was covered by the story: https://youtu.be/H8szj1jFCWM
And, here's a story of a lawyer that has been fighting a "war on circumcision:"
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4361831-moorhead-lawyer-fights-two-decade-war-circumcision
Another lawyer that takes "circumcision" cases: David J Llewellyn
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
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