at what point do we know a pedophile has repented of his sin?
how long should we shun a child sex offender, should the watchtower have thrown out the sex offenders the congregation for five, ten, twenty years?
how should a congregation deal with a sex offender who thinks he has grappled and beaten his urges?.
I also wanted to comment that I always thought a pedophile can control/be controlled as far as their behavior goes but they should not be trusted alone ever with a child.
My original thought is that they should all be shipped to a remote island with no way off..They actually do have a island like that. They need more..lots more.
Snoozy..
at what point do we know a pedophile has repented of his sin?
how long should we shun a child sex offender, should the watchtower have thrown out the sex offenders the congregation for five, ten, twenty years?
how should a congregation deal with a sex offender who thinks he has grappled and beaten his urges?.
Since when are they shunned? I never heard that before.
I don't remember having any sex offenders talked about at our hall but I did see a lot of inappropriate behavior between some fathers and daughters..fathers were too touchy feely for me. Course no one ever said anything about it.
I saw a true story about a teen girl that was missing and a year had almost passed. No leads. a prisoner that was in jail for murder contacted them and told them he could lead them to where she was. They were unsure if he was telling the truth or just wanting a day out of jail..
They made a deal with him that they would not use any info he told them or showed them against him to tie him to her murder.
They finally found her remains..they never would have found them as it was in a very remote area of California.He had buried her there he said.. They were trying to find a way to prosecute him legally for the crime.
In the process of looking for leads or just a routine stop I don't remember but a police pulled a man over that was a registered sex offender ..he had a 3 year old girl in the car alone with him. He said he was no longer on parole and there was nothing they could do.
He said the child was his girfriends daughter. They contacted the mother/girlfriend and she told them she knew all about it and she was fine with it..*sigh*.
I hoped they alerted the child welfare division on the woman..
Snoozy..who can't believe what some people do..
1) kidnappers are not very interested in you.. 2) in a hostage situation you are likely to be.
released first.. 3) no one expects you to run anywhere.. 4) people call at 9pm (or 9am) and ask, did.
i wake you?.
How about one for over 70..?
Good part of getting older is you have learned how to cope and enjoy life for what it is..trouble is you won't live long enough to enjoy what you have learned..
A saying/song I have loved since I first heard it was:
"I wish I knew what I know now, when I was younger."
One of the perks (besides the others mentioned) is that you can use your age for excuses when you screw up..or when you want to do something others consider stupid..
You also take more of an interest in taking care of yourself..as you tell yourself "If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself..
If only the younger generation would listen when we try to warn them*sigh*.
You also get to "Know" people. You can almost predict how they will turn out by watching and listening to them.
Snoozy..who would gladly change ages with you..(If I could still know what I know now)..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhjHBV20ZV4
Lyrics:
Poor old Granddad, I laughed at all his words
I thought he was a bitter man
he spoke of women's ways
they'll trap you when they use you
before you even now
for love is blind and you're far to kind
don't ever let it show
I wish that I knew what I know now
when I was younger
I wish that I knew what I know now
when I was stronger
the can-can such a pretty show
will steal your heart away
but backstage back on earth again
the dressing rooms are grey
they come on strong and it ain't too long
for they make you feel a man
but love is blind and you soon will find
you're just a boy again
when you want her lips, you get her cheek
makes you wonder where you are
if you want some more then she's fast asleep
leaves you twinkling with the stars
poor young grandson there's nothing I can say
you'll have to learn, just like me
and that's the hardest way
ooh la la
ooh la la, la la, yeah
I wish that I knew what I know now
when I was younger
I wish that I knew what I know now
when I was stronger
i love music - of many different genres and from different times.. .
i love to play guitar, not to any great standard and purely for my own pleasure, and there are many pieces that really move me.
'don't think twice' by bob dylan from my early teens is one that has stayed with me for 40 years.. .
Just a few comments:
NEVERSCREAMAGAIN:Beautiful song just beautiful!
TERRY: Also beautiful.
MOUTHY: I share your pain...
TOTH: I'm almost 70 but your song got my heart racing.. Had me worried for a minute..
BOTCHTOWER: Amazing..what does he have on? Looks like wings that turned into a parachute.. And the other one D.A.N.C.E. I kept waiting for someone to get up and dance.. But it was different and I liked it.
GIORDANO: That Grandma has soul...
NICOLAOU: Beautiful song by Maria..
DESIGNS: Love the Everly Brothers..brings back memories of the past with my soon to be and then became hubby..
CALIBER: Always loved "My Sweet Lord".
LRG: Love Carole King..
DM6: I clicked on yours but got the message" Uploader has not made this video available in your country" so I looked it up and got this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0jgg4QzQdo
For any not mentioned please don't be offended. It just wasn't my style of music..I am sure that many enjoyed what you posted..thank you for sharing.
Snoozy
i love music - of many different genres and from different times.. .
i love to play guitar, not to any great standard and purely for my own pleasure, and there are many pieces that really move me.
'don't think twice' by bob dylan from my early teens is one that has stayed with me for 40 years.. .
First of all it's a treat listening to all the video's that get posted in these threads
Second, I heard this on TV one day and don't know why it just captures me..love the beat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEA5lCcga-s
Lyrics
I know I didn't call
But I'll be alone in a little while
You know sometimes when I don't call
I still get along in a little while
I know sometimes I wonder
Sometimes I take too long
But I know where I'm heading
I know I'd be alone
I know I didn't call
But I'll be alone in a little while
You know sometimes when I don't call
I still get along in a little while
Oh, I don't mean to leave you
When I'm up and I'm gone
See, I know where I'm heading
With you where I belong
I know I didn't call
But I'll be alone in a little while
You know sometimes when I don't call
I still get along in a little while
I know I didn't call
But I'll be alone in a little while
You know sometimes when I don't call
I still get along in a little while
I know I didn't call
Sometimes when I don't call
[I know I didn't call]
I'll be alone
Sometimes when I don't call
how many kids got molested at these things?
i remember thinking to myself, there is no way i will let that freak around my kids after the concluding prayer is over....pretty gross that no one was "allowed to know" who the perverts were.
why in the world were these enemies protected over our kids?!
I watched a true detective show today that said a cop pulled over a car with a convicted child molester in the car..they were investigating a kidnap and murder lead of a teen. Turns out he had a 3 year old child with him in the car..it was apparently his current girlfriends daughter . He told him his probation was over..they could do nothing. His girlfriend was contacted and she said she knew all about it and was fine with it..Sicko! Some people are too trusting..If nothing else she could keep him away from her daughter let alone leave him "alone" with her..
Turned out that a different man in prison, that was in for life for murdering someone else, finally told them he knew where the girl was buried but they couldn't use anything he said or did to prosecute him..
Snoozy..who sometimes wonder where womens brains are at..are they that desperate for "a man"
R: JW's and child molestors at meetings..they can size up their prey and learn about them before they find a opportunity to make their move..they are cunning that way! The same reason many molestors seek out and find women that are weak, gullible and easy prey that may have a young daughter..
Us oldtimers are funny... We have learned how to laugh at life!!
BTW I am 70 and take myself to the store to buy shoes. 66 isn't an "Old geezer" to me...
Snoozy
joe : "your pregnant.....but how????".
mary: {lights a cigrette and takes a puff} well....it's amazing, please just hear me out, an angel came to me and........".
{10 minutes later}.
some may have missed this post from wary, which has been augmented with some very useful information from lady lee.. here is a link to the original thread:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/226539/1/http-www-abc-net-au-news-2012-06-03-new-domestic-violence-laws-target-emotional-abuse-4049150.
assuming i have lady lee's permission, i would like to replicate her comment below:.
New domestic violence laws will make it an offence to harm pets, cut people off from their family or withhold financial support
Boy can I see a lot of problems with that..
Really the last two..how can they ever think that can be enforced?
Snoozy
before, when men looked at a woman, they were fresh.. nowadays, when they don't look, they're gay.. i know each woman is different, so answers will vary, but in today's world, women react a lot differently to things that were once distasteful.. so which one is it?.
fyi - i don't do that enlongated creepy guy stare..
Yeah........
Heck, who wouldn't at 70..lol
Snoozy
