Q&A Forum - January 2019

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If either one of these cases is the one you referred to then you have it backwards. Instead of the author being influenced by the criminal case, if you look at the timeline, both criminal cases that were dismissed might have been the result of the book because they occurred after the book was published.

A. There were a number of S&M scenes gone seriously wrong between extreme players back in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s prior to the “safe, sane and consensual” mantra being preached like it is today. People are now encouraged to become educated about the health and safety risks of ‘extreme’ and ‘advanced’ S&M activities. As with all tragedies in life, the safety procedures are mandated and put in place usually only after someone has been injured, or worse. Just as many of the safety features on your automobile did not exist until after a lot of people were killed, the same can be said for almost every aspect of our lives. D&S and S&M is no exception.