I befriended one of the LaCasa employees that worked with children in groups and took disclosures. She eventually became a police officer, hoping it would be less stressful. I think it probably was.If the network is large enough, no one burns out. Trouble is, it is rarely large enough. I think people have the need to look away from this problem more than any other.
On Sunday, November 2, 2014 2:59:57 PM UTC-5, Allan Heretic wrote: > > Ah, pedophiles they have been in the news including one for soliciting an > underage computer image. Personally I am glad to see the aggressive > prosecution, I am very proud of the enforcement effort. > I wish I could say it would an honor to be part of the team thing on > pedophile but truth is I think it would destroy me. I do give them my full > support, > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Molly <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 8:26 PM > Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: Who can we tell? > > *It is important to agree on terms when conversing. This from the Free > Dictionary:* > *em·power·ment** n.* > *Usage Note: *Although it is a contemporary buzzword, the word *empower* > is not new, having arisen in the mid-17th century with thelegalistic > meaning "to invest with authority, authorize." Shortly thereafter it began > to be used with an infinitive in a more general waymeaning "to enable or > permit." Both of these uses survive today but have been overpowered by the > word's use in politics and poppsychology. Its modern use originated in > the civil rights movement, which sought political *empowerment* for its > followers. The wordwas then taken up by the women's movement, and its > appeal has not flagged. Since people of all political persuasions have a > need fora word that makes their constituents feel that they are or are > about to become more in control of their destinies, *empower* has been > adopted by conservatives as well as social reformers. It has even migrated > out of the political arena into other fields. · The UsagePanel has some > misgivings about this recent broadening of usage. For the Panelists, the > acceptability of the verb *empower* depends on the context. Eighty percent > approve of the example *We want to empower ordinary citizens.* But in > contexts that are not political the Panel is markedly less enthusiastic. > The sentence > *Hunger and greed and then sexual zeal are felt by some to be stages of > experiencethat empower the individual* > garners approval from only 33 percent of the Panelists. The Panel may > frown on this kind of psychological empowering because it resonates of the > self-help movement, which is notorious for trendy coinages. > > I've never been interested in talking politics, and although I've had > occasion to work with some, never really affiliated with any party. I will > leave any tendency to interpret what I say as an affiliation with a > political party up to you. I really don't have one. I will be excited to > see Dave Bing next week when he comes to my place of employment. for a > photo shoot, the Democrat who restored integrity to the office of Mayor of > Detroit. He took a lot of heat and it took guts to devout the years of his > life that he did to turning the city around like a freighter on the river. > Like skin color, religion or citizenship, I don't don't hold many > preconceived notions to a persons political persuasion when relating to > them, so really can't speak to your comment about republicans and democrats. > > Nice to know pedophiles are prosecuted somewhere. Congratulations! A > system working! > > On Sunday, November 2, 2014 1:28:13 PM UTC-5, Gabby wrote: >> >> The big picture, that you draw, is very much a U.S. American Republican's >> view. I know quite a number of people whose aggressivenes gets triggerd by >> this deliberate choice of imagery. (I'm sure the relief barking will set in >> later) >> Let's see if we can find a common ground for the word "empowerment". The >> root is English, that's correct, but the modern popularity and usage goes >> back to the American Julian Rappaport: In praise of paradox. A social >> policy of empowerment over prevention, in: American Journal of Community >> Psychology, 9/1981, 1-25 (13), saying: „Having rights but no resources and >> no services available is a cruel joke.“ I think we can all agree if we >> don't take a closer look at our rights, but assume we have them. >> As for moving, if you cannot protect innocent children - this would still >> be a taboo in our German context, even if we wanted to do the same. We have >> left innocent Jews to the apparatus, we have no excuse left. It is the >> alledged pedophiles who have to be protected in our communities, or they >> have to move elsewhere, no laws and law enforcement could do something >> about that. >> But you know what, I believe your call for a kid's survival training is >> more of an anti-Democrat, Republican demagogy than a real call! :) Am I >> right? >> > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
