Montana Supreme Court will hear the $35M case tomorrow

by Corney 56 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse

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  JC323

  See people here think that a person can be held liable for not protecting or reporting a crime committed against a third party. If I am walking down the street and see someone being rapped and in fact have the ability to stop it but I dont guess what, I have not committed a crime and cannot be held liable to that victim. The only time I would be is if I was legally required too.

  There is no where in Montana law that says a normal person must report child abuse.

  Look at this montana case. Why didnt alexis sue her mother who knew her stepfather abused her sister and still delivered her to him repeatedly. Or even in the supreme court case it was brought up that the sherrieffs department didnt investigate because under montana law they weren't required to nor required to report to child services at the state level.
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  ThomasCovenant

  ''If I am walking down the street and see someone being raped and in fact have the ability to stop it but I don't, guess what,''..............I'm a fucking bastard.

  And if I didn't even bother to report to the police that I had witnessed a rape, well, I'd rather not use the C word.
  
  
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  JC323

  Yes would definitely make some a bastard and everything else, but it isnt illegal and cannot be held civilly liable for the inaction. So you also cant have it both ways where elders are clergy for making them mandatory reporters but no communication elders is a clergy privilege.

  That is what the plantiff wants to be said.

  I never see really cries on here everyday to write to state legislatures to remove clergy privilege period. Is it ok as long as the catholic model is followed.
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  Vidiot

  Diogenesister - "... they are trying to have it both ways..."

  Yup.

  They want to have a separate clergy class when it's advantageous, but want to completely dispense with a separate clergy class when it's not.

  Once again however, for the newbies, lurkers, and trolls...

  ...if you have to cheat to defend your beliefs, your beliefs don't deserve to be defended.

  Fortunately, most Legal Systems are not in the habit of employing morons.
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  blondie

  Yes, the WTS speaks out of both sides of their mouths on many topics.

  Public consumption (lies are okay, since the public is not entitled to the truth)

  JW consumption

  
  
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  Diogenesister

  Jc323. If I am walking down the street and see someone being rapped and in fact have the ability to stop it but I dont guess what, I have not committed a crime and cannot be held liable to that victim. The only time I would be is if I was legally required too.

  In fact there is a law in France called the Samaritan law that you can be prosecuted for this very thing. I don’t know about Montana but the child who won the award was the niece of the original victim whose mother did NOT know he was a molestorThe point is the Watchtower has appointed clergy just like The Catholic Church and are required to report.

  elder = preist

  CO= Bishop

  Branch overseermanager = Cardinal

  The OCTOPOPE = Pope

  Bethelites take a vow of poverty and belong to the order = Monks nuns
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  JC323

  Actually the mother/sister did know of the abuse. Her own testimoney was that she took her sister to report it.

  And great in france but not anywhere in the US.
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  smiddy3

  There is no where in Montana law that says a normal person must report child abuse

  I`m simply amazed if that is true in this day and age.

  Simply amazed ! I can`t quite comprehend it.

  If ever a law needed to be introduced that would rate as priority one ,wouldn`t it ?
  
  
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  DATA-DOG

  Jc323,

  F’off. You and all your apologist cronies who are sure to show up as the Borg get hammered in the coming months/years.

  Do you think we’re stupid and can’t look at your profile???

  DD 🤔
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  johnamos

  Quote - In fact there is a law in France called the Samaritan law that you can be prosecuted for this very thing. - End quote

  They have that law in Massachusetts too...passed it sometime back in at least May of 1998.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPnK0NCn_MQ