thepete.comFightin’ words from the Huffington Post (flagged by Slate; over 100 offenders they have arrested in the last four years was a hard-core Trekkie.
Miller was skeptical but the cops basically stood by their story–at the least, a “majority of those arrested show ‘at least a passing interest in Star Trek, if not a strong interest.’” Not just an interest in science fiction generally, mind you. But Star Trek.
From the Slate article:
Ellen Ladowsky, an L.A. therapist, thinks there actually is something inherent in the show itself that makes it “irresistible to perverts.”.
From the HuffPost article:
When it comes to relationships off the ship, Captain Kirk displays a truly astonishing emotional poverty. He goes from planet to planet, having trysts with an assortment of nubile women, but never forms any real attachments. …There’s a pervasive message that women are toxic. In an episode called Cat’s Paw, there is an evil sorceress who separates the crew from each other and from the starship. The perpetually indignant Dr. McCoy cautions Kirk, “Don’t let her touch your wand Jim, or you’ll lose all your power!["] On the very rare occasions where Kirk seems to find love, his partners quickly die off. After one of his loves has croaked, Kirk admonishes Spock “Love, you’re better off without it.”
To all irritable Trekkies/Trekkers– don’t shoot the messenger, ‘K? I didn’t write it.
