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Originally Posted by Bubbles!
Cudos to you ZNP, for exercising some common sense. We can't just scream and rant about things off the top of our heads, just because we have anger issues. An adult has to take responsibility for him/her self. Just because you don't like a certain group doesn't mean that you can bash all that you want.
I will add that if what allegedly happened to that young brother, happened to me, I would immediately go to the police, and bypass all of the ''covering'' stuff. I'd do everything in MY power ( not some elder's ) to put the perp in jail.
ZNP, exactly what finger pointing and accusing did you do, as alleged by Nell?
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The presumption that “you know what you would do if the trauma happened to you” is an indication that you haven’t experienced very much trauma. And certainly not any of the kind described in the letter.
Your comment wreaks of lack of empathy and attention to the messiness of human experience.
We are talking about children. And when not talking about children, we are talking about people who are enmeshed in a very intense power dynamic.
Their identities have long been established by acceptance in the group. Whistle blowing or going to the authorities would absolutely undo that, and with it, your very identity.
Do you have any empathy for that being a possibility. And the tragic choice that young person has to face in that decision?
Where is your pause? To take something seriously and perhaps even put yourself in another’s shoes?