Are Europeans too naïve or are we too hardened?

After the mass harassment scandal at Cologne central train station on New Year's Eve, several European governments are offering asylum-seekers lessons in civilized flirting so "the men" learn to respect women.

Male refugees are advised to "be funny" and "make eye contact" with women, but they are warned "not to stare." 

Norway has been holding such courses. Belgium is distributing brochures in refugee centers to teach newly arrived men how to treat women. The brochure states, "In Belgium, everyone can choose his or her partner, who he can meet through a friend, at a party, at work, at school, at university, at a sports club or on the Internet." Refugees looking to flirt should "laugh, introduce themselves, start a conversation and be funny." But never "touch." 

I immediately felt the urge to ask the Belgium government to send their instructors over here. How many lessons does it take for such a guy to learn to respect women? Is it 10 hours, 100 hours, 1,000 hours? Maybe a lifetime is not enough. 

It is tragicomic that they think they can solve or ease the problem by running such courses. I wish we had such a magical course to civilize certain segments of ours. I wish it was that easy?

When I call these molesters animals, my readers object and say that I am insulting animals. I agree. What should I call them? These half-humans in Cologne went out of control that evening touching women, tearing down their panties, kissing, leaning against them and inserting their fingers in their vaginas?

I'm not being vulgar. This is exactly what the Cologne victims told the police. They were surrounded by men who tried to put their hands inside their tights and even insert their fingers in their vaginas. One woman told police she...