Saturday 24 February 2024

Post No. 2,717 - Some interesting reading/viewing [Note: Content Warning - links to distressing reports on some topics. Reader discretion is advised]

Note: CONTENT WARNING - some of this content is about upsetting, disturbing or triggering events & attitudes. Seek competent help - including professional - if you need it. READER CAUTION IS RECOMMENDED! For anyone distressed by anything in this post, or for any other reason considering seeking support, resources are available in Australia here, here, and here. In other nations, you will have to do an Internet search using terms such as “mental health support - <your nation>” (which, for instance, may lead to this, this, and this, in the USA, or this, this, and this, in France [biased towards English-language - my apologies]), or perhaps try https://www.befrienders.org/. 

Here are some llinks that might of interest or value:

  • “Care Packages for the Man Who Shot Him”   https://piperhendricks.medium.com/care-packages-for-the-man-who-shot-him-c2f72f19d829   “... part of me would like to believe I am the way I am because of some inherent goodness   ... But when I think harder, I admit that’s pretty preposterous and recognize just how lucky I’ve been   ...   Cheryl’s son   ...   stayed in touch with the man who shot him throughout the time he was in prison and showed him month after month that someone cared.   ...   And where is the man who shot Cheryl’s son now?   Out of prison. No further violations. And mentoring students in his community to help them avoid turning to violence”      but, on the other hand,   “Two charged with murder in Super Bowl parade shooting”   https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/us-news/2024/02/21/two-charged-murder-super-bowl-shooting   ““A verbal altercation occurred and gunfire broke out with no regard for thousands of other individuals in the area.””   I have known people like that: they are disturbed, incompetent as human beings,   possibly sociopaths, and must be restrained to prevent other people being harmed. Discernment is needed over when to forgive, and when to put safety first  
  • “How our love of pets grew from a clash of world views”   https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00541-7   “Indigenous Americans’ relationships with and knowledge of animals have influenced how Europeans have thought about animals since 1492”   Animistic and reverential attitudes also existed in Europe prior to neochristianity   

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