I'm certainly not pulling anything out of my ass. << Chris Let's hope not but if you do try to keep it locked up in a safe place!
On Mar 27, 10:28 am, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think those that are guilty should step down, not the "whole lot of > > them". >SD > > > There is a disproportionately high (in relation to > > the population) number of pedophiles, in position of power, with > > direct > > access to and authority over, children. << Chris > > > Disproportionate by what information/statistic? In relation to the > > Population based on what data/figures? What hat did you pull this out > > I haven't pulled it out of anything, Slip. Part of the numbers are indeed > difficult to substantiate, because of the aggressive cover up by the > Vatican. 3300 charges were never followed up on due to the priest in > question already being dead. Additionally, it's estimated that there are > twice as many substantiated cases unreported due to the authoritative nature > of the priest. I'll provide some rough numbers below, however, to give you a > basis where I've started. The point here is not just the offender in > question; it's the organizational structure, well documented, all the way up > to the Pope, who hide those crimes, and the offender. > > Number of catholic priests worldwide: 400,000 and change. > > http://www.allaboutreligion.org/catholic-priests.htm > > Number of priests against whom allegations have been substantiated (not the > total number actually who have committed said crimes: just under 4400. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_sex_abuse_cases#Scope_and_nature > > Proportion: 1.5% > > Percent of pedophiles who are religious: 93% > > http://www.childmolestationprevention.org/pages/tell_others_the_facts... > > Estimated total population who are pedophiles: 4% (which defends your > question to me). > > http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Pedophilia > > However, it's the number of victims where the numbers become clearly > disproportionate: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iogaM1XnA0I Over 10,000. > > Every priest who has been investigated has had between 20-200 victims. > > It's difficult to quantify hard numbers given the secrecy and cover ups, but > I'm certainly not pulling anything out of my ass. > > > of? > > > How large is the Catholic community? 70 million registered Catholics > > in 2010, just in the US. > > > Those in charge are people just like the rest and should be tried > > accordingly under whatever jurisprudence they are held accountable > > to. To make a statement like "...the whole lot of them" clearly > > exposes a biased anti-religious sentiment and denies the innocence of > > many members of religious clergy. > > > The news has been littered with numerous teacher sex scandals and > > abuses; should we ask all teachers, the "whole lot of them", to step > > down? > > > Walmart? lmao! Please Chris, Walmart is one of the most corrupt > > companies in the world. > > > Excerpt; > > > ...........calling on Wal-Mart to end its politically corrupt > > practices, including donating to corrupt politicians and participating > > in a sweetheart deal with the Bush administration on child labor > > violations. > >http://wakeupwalmart.com/feature/delay/ > > > ..........Wal-Mart squeezes and cheats its employees, among them: > > blocking union organizing efforts, paying employees an average $8.23 > > an hour (as compared to more than $10 for an average supermarket > > worker), allegedly extracting off-the-clock work, and providing > > inadequate and unaffordable healthcare packages for employees. > > > “There's no question that Wal-Mart imposes a huge, often hidden, cost > > on its workers, our communities and U.S. taxpayers,” Miller said. “And > > Wal-Mart is in the driver's seat in the global race to the bottom, > > suppressing wage levels, workplace protections and labor laws.” > > >http://www.corporatenarc.com/walmartscandal.php > > >http://www.changetowin.org/connect/2009/06/the_hidden_cost_of_4.html > > > On Mar 27, 8:43 am, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > With Massive Attack, no less! Brilliant, Gabs, thank you for sharing. > > > > To answer Slip's question about rationality, I disagree strongly that > > this > > > is a "Few bad apples". There is a disproportionately high (in relation to > > > the population) number of pedophiles, in position of power, with direct > > > access to and authority over, children. Additionally, the "management", > > all > > > the way to the executive level (Pope), have engaged in misdirection and > > > cover up. Worse, not one single one of these bastards has been arrested. > > > They are protected by the Holy See. > > > > If even 1% of Store Managers across the country at Wal-Mart had been > > > molesting children, the executive board of Wal-Mart would have done a > > major > > > purge, permanently banning them from working for the organization, and > > > pushed for their incarceration. It's the normal line of PR for an > > > organization that doesn't support those actions, and wants to be > > dissociated > > > from them. The Vatican has been such a target not only for their lack of > > > disciplinary or legal action, but their subsequent cover up, and their > > utter > > > lack of dissociation from these events, in some cases, even blaming the > > > victims themselves. Why does the world's richest corporation get such a > > free > > > pass on this? > > > > On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 7:55 AM, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > If only she had gotten more attention. I haven't forgotten the song > > > > though, which I also stored under "bigland": > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFuTEtBGEtk > > > > > On 27 Mrz., 04:33, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Rational? Have you lost your senses? I think it sounds ridiculous. > > > > > Why throw away a bushel of apples on account of a few bad ones. > > > > > Should we dismantle the entire political system because some > > > > > politicians are butt holes? Should we stop humanitarian aide because > > > > > some officials skim money off the top? > > > > > > I think she's an attention freak > > > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinead_O%27Connor > > > > > > On Mar 26, 4:13 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Interestingly enough, today I heard Shanae O’Connor say on the > > radio > > > > > > that there should be a criminal investigation of the Pope and the > > > > > > entire Vatican [most recent pedophilia scandal] that the entire lot > > > > > > should step down. Sounds rational, what do you think? > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > > <minds-eye%[email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
