(I'm guilty too, of course)
Some serious charges have been made
Maybe gay closeted anti-gay.
I bet most of us were at some point.
Did he?
Didn't he behave "indecently"?
"Yes!" we cheer
Like modern day gay Tricoteuse
like the mobs who wait outside murder trials, kicking the police van
To show how much they care.
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I don't rejoice at this news. Nobody should. To be gleeful about O'Brien's downfall shows total lack of consideration for the victims of abuse. It is disgraceful to want or need it to be true. It is like saying any collateral damage will do to bring this guy down. I don't see anyone articulating this sensibly. I must also add, the fawning comments in the media over this man makes me want to throw up.
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1. Does it really show *total* lack of consideration, not just, for instance, *some* lack of consideration?
ReplyDelete2. Is there not a difference between (a) being glad he abused them, if he did, and (b) being glad that, given he abused them (assuming he did), this has now come out and brought about his downfall?
By your account, it looks as if we shouldn't be glad that a bank robber has been caught. That seems an odd position to take up. Being glad the robber has been caught doesn't mean being glad the bank was robbed.
PS On second thoughts, I see what you mean, Anonymous. The response of some here is to be glad he committed these offences (if he did) on account of the resulting scandal, undermining of the RC Church, etc.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the thought that, despite what the alleged victims claim they suffered, the overall consequences, in terms of undermining the Church's authority to make life miserable for others by its campaigning, etc, outweighs that?