I've finally figured out my take on sexual misconduct. What about you?

For the past couple of weeks I've been struggling to come up with a principle for responding to allegations of sexual misconduct. I've finally got it. In all circumstances except for current (within the statute of limitations) instances of violence, involvement of children or threats to a person's livelihood, we should not try to establish a principle. The area is too tied up with the norms of small communities. For instance, I really resonated with the person who pointed out that there's value in little children understanding how much aunts and uncles appreciate hugs. On the other hand, I'm sympathetic with situations where the children have developed a strong sense of privacy. These things will vary from family to family.

So - I'm going to stop trying to come up with principles that we can all embrace. The perpetrators, or targets of allegations, will just have to deal with the majority sentiment.