Hi and thanks for pointing your browser this way. I stumbled across this story and I have to tell you I don’t entirely get it. It was reported in Haaretz that a Haredi woman had starved her son due to some possible psychological issues. This is tragic, and thank God the boy is recovering.
However…
It was then reported that “Last week, 15 ultra-Orthodox students broke mirrors, computers and toys at the welfare offices in Jerusalem. They also tore out windows and plants. The door of one of the welfare offices was set on fire two days ago and it is believed to have been a retaliatory action over the mother’s arrest.” (Haaretz)
Are they rioting because they think that this woman should be allowed to do this? Are they rioting because she was arrested (which if she were not the child would still be in danger)? Or is it just plain easier to be a vicitm?
Oy………….
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cheryl // Jul 17, 2009 at 9:14 am
It’s worse when it’s one of our own … perhaps there is a sense of entitlement allows a sense of being above common sense and laws.
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