Cologne Immigrant Rapists

In Cologne, Germany, on New Year's eve or day, an uncertain but large (in the hundreds)  number of women were either robbed or fondled or assaulted or raped by men who were described by some victims as having been part of groups of men, and at least some of these appeared to be Middle Eastern men.

This is a fine mess. The German police have been very careful not to feed into a story line of dark, Middle Eastern immigrant men raping blonde, Germanic women. You can just see where this might go. Germany has been among the most welcoming of European nations; some might think this stance by President Angela Merckel is something of expiation for past sins.  Even Sweden and  Denmark have erected barriers to further influx of Middle Eastern refugees, and now Ms. Merckel will inevitably face the question: Why did you allow these rapists in?

Donald Trump will doubtless claim vindication--of course, he was talking about Mexican immigrant rapists, but why quibble? Aren't they all dark males, the frightening "Other?"

Ordinarily, one might dismiss these reports, confused and lacking details, but it's not that easy to dismiss such suspicions out of hand for a number of reasons:
1. Women are treated as property, as if they were children, and any woman who would wander the streets without a male relative to protect her is considered not much better than a street walker by some devout Muslims. 
2. Western women, journalists, were raped in public by men in Egyptian crowds during public demonstrations.  This was, presumably, not an expression of libidinous urges so much as acts of intimidation and disdain for the way Western women behave. 
3. Western women shopping alone in markets in Riyad, Saudia Arabia are frequently fondled by men, for reasons which are not entirely known.

All this, taken with the Saudi beheadings of over 40 "terrorists" do make you wonder what sort of culture accompanies those fleeing from the Middle East. 

One wonders: When immigrants arrived in the United States in the past, and processed in a more or less orderly way through Ellis Island, were they mostly law abiding and grateful, or were they more like wolves granted admission to the chicken coop?

I have no answers. Presumably there are some academics somewhere who have answers.  And, of course, as always, Donald Trump can tell us just what to think.