abuse in the community 18 May 06
Posted by רות in Misc.trackback
UPDATE I’ll just update this with all the links I’m finding. It’s much easier this way. I also did a no no and changed the title of the post. DEAL. It’s my blog.
- New York Magazine article
- angrysoul (found via dovbear) talks about his abuse.
- orthomom see also here
- dovbear (beware of the length of the comment thread) [he has others, just go look: here, here, here, here, and here (i think i screwed up the order, does it really matter?) ]
- ren reb [a very very well written and tempered post. i agree with everything, including the reminder that it *strong* is an illness]
I don’t know what else to say other than wanting to scream and puke. I would try to tear people’s eyes and throats out from anger of so many knowing and no one doing but as no one did anything that point is moot (they must not have seen nor been able to say).
I have been drafting this post for ages. I think you should just go read the other posts linked from here. I’m going to try to refrain from putting my head through a wall.
It was quoted in the NY Magazine article, but i must include it here (as it was quoted there):
“He who saves one life is like saving the world. That’s what the Torah says.”
unrelated note: I am aware quite a few people know who I am. I will thus not be posting many topics I was planning on. Thank you and have a nice day.
It’s a frustrating and angering situation. I know a couple of people who are close personally to the man in question, and defended him from these allegations. These are people who, if it were someone they didn’t know, would be clamoring for an investigation and demanding action.
I’m not criticizing or defending them. It makes me wonder how we can be so blind to someone we are close to, how reluctant we are to accept that people we care about can be so bad. Is this what “allows” men like this to continue on, supported by their friends and colleagues? I am sad and angry for his victims.
And I’m sorry you’ve been “outed” – that sucks.