Posts by darkspilver

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USA: NYPD undercover cop resigns as he struggles with grief from killing innocent man

by darkspilver in

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from the new york daily post - tuesday 21 february 2017, page 14. the headline in the newspaper is: exclusive - cop quits in grief - undercover traumatized over killing innocent man.

nypd undercover cop resigns as he struggles with grief from killing innocent man.

an undercover cop who fatally shot a bystander during a gun-buy operation has resigned from the nypd — too distraught to remain on the force, the daily news has learned.. the former detective, who sources say suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder, left the nypd in october with a tax-free disability pension.

darkspilver

blondie: So if that guy he shot had been Catholic,it wouldn't have bothered the cop? Less if it had been a Catholic or Protestant man?

In the post title I replaced the last word 'man' with 'JW' - this was to make it more obviously relevant in terms of news to this specific forum.

But I'm listening to you..... I have therefore edited the post title back to the generic 'man' as per the web article, but have now bolded the section of the news article that highlights that the innocent bystander who died was a JW.

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USA: NYPD undercover cop resigns as he struggles with grief from killing innocent man

by darkspilver in

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from the new york daily post - tuesday 21 february 2017, page 14. the headline in the newspaper is: exclusive - cop quits in grief - undercover traumatized over killing innocent man.

nypd undercover cop resigns as he struggles with grief from killing innocent man.

an undercover cop who fatally shot a bystander during a gun-buy operation has resigned from the nypd — too distraught to remain on the force, the daily news has learned.. the former detective, who sources say suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder, left the nypd in october with a tax-free disability pension.

darkspilver

From The New York Daily Post - Tuesday 21 February 2017, page 14

The headline in the newspaper is: Exclusive - Cop quits in grief - Undercover traumatized over killing innocent man

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-quits-grief-killing-innocent-man-article-1.2977727

NYPD undercover cop resigns as he struggles with grief from killing innocent man

An undercover cop who fatally shot a bystander during a gun-buy operation has resigned from the NYPD — too distraught to remain on the force, the Daily News has learned.
The former detective, who sources say suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder, left the NYPD in October with a tax-free disability pension. He now lives out of state after being a city cop for a decade.
....
He wasn’t charged in the 2015 shooting of 61-year-old Felix Kumi. And earlier this month, the NYPD ruled the shooting did not violate department guidelines.
“But the fact is he killed an innocent man,” said a police source familiar with the investigation. “That’s extremely difficult to deal with.”
....
Kumi, who was walking nearby, was hit twice by errant bullets in the Aug. 28, 2015, incident. A married father of two and devout Jehovah’s Witness, he died at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx the next day.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-quits-grief-killing-innocent-man-article-1.2977727

Bethel Library moving to Warwick, are older items 'vanishing'

by Lostandfound in

in a post re dates etc from fatfreek reference was made to huge library at bethel with items dating back to pastor rs day.

like the year 1975 which has vanished from wt theology, are gb using move to let them put all old and inconvenient items into some sort of cold storage and off library shelves.

already the revelation book has gone from the orgs website, and that was quite recent relatively, we studied it 3 times at congregation book study, yet now, like type and antitype it mysteriously was never there.

darkspilver

Correction: Revelation book was studied four times.

Yes four times:

- Week Starting 17 April 1989
- Week Starting 18 March 1991
- Week Starting 3 October 1994
- Week Starting 8 January 2007

The 2007 Study included the corrections/adjustments contained in the four page insert from the Kingdom Ministry September 2006.

Index 1986-2016 / Congregation Book Study (Discontinued) / publication to be studied
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200271353

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Australia TV's Bride & Prejudice’s Forbidden Wedding Dilemma

by darkspilver in

it's a world away from the dating shows and cooking competitions commercial tv networks are stacking their schedules with right now.

but on channel 7's bride & prejudice, we meet couples whose families are dead set against their relationships.

and it's a heartbreaker..... it was at love at first sight for sydney couple chris, 39, and grant, 32. grant's parents have always accepted his homosexuality; however chris's parents have struggled and remain uncomfortable with his way of life.

darkspilver

Tuesday 21 February 2017 - Sydney KIIS FM Radio

Radio hosts Kyle and Jackie O interviewed Chris and Grant - and Chris revealed: “Religion gives my mum structure in her life - she found it when she was a bit of a wild child. No-one knows this, but my mum actually used to work in gay bars, back in the day.”

Click here to listen to the interview in FULL

Interview from 1:09:00 - above quote and discussion is from 1:12:30

https://soundcloud.com/kiis1065/21217-kyle-and-jackie-o-show-635

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US news article about low JW education causing problems in life - interesting

by Gorbatchov in

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good article, a must read, from my perception.. i did a bachelor and master since 2001, having the same opinion, for a better present and future and for my and family sake: being an educated person, gaining respect and being proud of what i could realize in life.

a win - win situation.. http://www.npr.org/tags/510831679/jehovahs-witnesses.

for present jw and non present jw's, take your change and take the path to higher education.. g.. g..

darkspilver

Landy: Seventh?

haha - I make it only the sixth...

Thanks for posting... it is interesting to see the difference in 'Subject Area' choosen....

First up it was AndersonsInfo who decided for 'Friends'

Second was silentbuddha who went for 'Scandals & Coverups'

Third was freemindfade who selected 'Social / News & World Events'

Fourth was breakfast of champions who posted in 'Scandals & Coverups'

Fifth was Mum who decided to go with 'Friends' (but didn't include an actual link in the post)

Sixth is Gorbatchov who has gone with 'Friends'

So, the current winner is 'Friends'

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Ex-JW's on NPR

by Mum in

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yesterday i was listening to the radio at work as usual.

i listen to npr (national public radio) on most days.

there was a report about some ex-jw's who were "daring to dream" again.

darkspilver

haha but no link this time

Thanks for posting... it is interesting to see the difference in 'Subject Area' choosen....

First up it was AndersonsInfo who decided for 'Friends'

Second was silentbuddha who went for 'Scandals & Coverups'

Third was freemindfade who selected 'Social / News & World Events'

Fourth was breakfast of champions who posted in 'Scandals & Coverups'

Fifth was Mum who decided to go with 'Friends'

OK, so I think a draw now? or does 'Scandals & Coverups' still (just) win as Mum didn't include a link? hmmm

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Wachtower study february 20 - the stress factor

by Gorbatchov in

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attending for family reasons, and listen in "oversee" modus to the many comments during the watchtower study.. in my opinion it was a self help article on the subject stress amongst the flock.. leave it all to jehovah and help your self with the bullet points.. what i noticed from the comments is the lot of stress mentioned.

comments after comment they told how they handle their problems.

it is a real toppic amongst them.

darkspilver

tor1500: Video doesn't show...booo whooo...

you just need to click through to youtube to watch it

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NPR News: Lack Of Education Leads To Lost Dreams And Low Income For Many Jehovah's Witnesses

by breakfast of champions in

http://www.npr.org/2017/02/19/510585965/poor-education-leads-to-lost-dreams-and-low-income-for-many-jehovahs-witnesses.

can't comment on this right now because i'm heading off to school .

transcript:.

darkspilver

Can't comment on this right now because I'm heading off to school

haha cool

Thanks for posting... it is interesting to see the difference in 'Subject Area' choosen....

First up it was AndersonsInfo who decided for 'Friends'

Second was silentbuddha who went for 'Scandals & Coverups'

Third was freemindfade who selected 'Social / News & World Events'

Fourth was breakfast of champions who decided to go with 'Scandals & Coverups'

So does that mean we have a winner now?!....

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Nashville Public Radio: Lack Of Education Leads To Lost Dreams And Low Income For Many JWs

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.npr.org/2017/02/19/510585965/poor-education-leads-to-lost-dreams-and-low-income-for-many-jehovahs-witnesses.

february 19, 20176:51 pm et.

heard on all things considered.

darkspilver

Good eyes there, darkspilver. Could be a spelling error or a simple typo. Either way, it originated with someone at NPR and not necessarily a JW.

haha - yeah, I realise that, it was more if a JW would actually spot it.

NVR2L8: There's another typo.....she wanted to be nurse. ..

oh dear!

TBH I'm still trying to sort out the opening section in the article.....

like many others in the faith, he was homeschooled his whole life. By the time he got to high school,

hmmm that's kinda confusing :-/

Was he homeschooled up to 8th Grade (age 13/14) before going to High School for 9th to 12th Grade (age 14/15 to age 17/18)? Or what?

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Lack Of Education Leads To Lost Dreams And Low Income For Many Jehovah's Witnesses

by freemindfade in

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http://www.npr.org/2017/02/19/510585965/poor-education-leads-to-lost-dreams-and-low-income-for-many-jehovahs-witnesses.

darkspilver

Sorry I tried searching to see if this was already posted and didn't see it in the search, but it looks like it was

Actually it is interesting to see the difference in 'Subject Area' choosen....

for AndersonsInfo it was 'Friends'

but for silentbuddha it was 'Scandals & Coverups'

and now for freemindfade it is 'Social / News & World Events'