tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post1327841681134788875..comments2024-03-28T21:30:33.665+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Privacy and sensitity towards Chareidim?Daas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-15755679911738518422009-07-24T03:46:10.120+03:002009-07-24T03:46:10.120+03:00It is the fact that this woman - indeed, her whole...It is the fact that this woman - indeed, her whole community - denies there is anything wrong with her actions (caught on tape) that makes her clearly unrepentant and dangerous to the child and other children.<br />=================<br />This is not accurate. Aside from Rav Sternbuch - Rabbi Pappenheim of the Eidah has stated they are waiting to see the evidence before deciding. See Jonathan Rosenblum's article that I posted which is based on a report in Mishpacha magazine. It is reasonable to assume they are not the only ones.<br /><br />Regarding this tape - it is much reported but apparently it has not been seen<br /><br /> In addition no one has said that a parent has the right to abuse a child or an adult.<br /><br />In sum the issue is not as you present it.Daas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-77994862858095626472009-07-23T23:26:56.652+03:002009-07-23T23:26:56.652+03:00Being mentally ill isn't a crime but removing ...Being mentally ill isn't a crime but removing a child's feeding tube is, as is starving him to half of what should be his normal weight for his age. If you mental illness makes you dangerous to others, then the hospital is well within both its rights and yours to report to the authorities that you are harming another person. <br /><br />Would this have been less so if the victim had been an elderly parent instead of a child? If this woman had removed her ailing Father's feeding tube, would it be any different? No, not at all. But the Chereidi are acting as if this woman has some sort of right to starve the boy because he is her son. Parenthood doesn't give anybody absolute authority over a child - the state has a vested interest to make sure the child is not being neglected or abused just as much as if the victim had been a old nursing home patient instead of a tiny little boy.<br /><br />It is the fact that this woman - indeed, her whole community - denies there is anything wrong with her actions (caught on tape) that makes her clearly unrepentant and dangerous to the child and other children. That is why the police were and should have been called - there is no free pass for nutcases who harm people just because they are parents. Someone who doesn't cooperate must be removed from a position of being able to do harm, and if they won't do so willingly, then police action is justified. <br /><br />If this woman had been doing this to YOUR father at a nursing home, you'd be screaming off with her head. So would most of those people burning and protesting.Ahavahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795309173195607578noreply@blogger.com