Faithful Democrats - What happened to Compassion?

What happened to Compassion?

By Cindy Catlett

Jan. 19, 08 07:53

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Estranged husband is freed, then kills wife,

Despite her pleading, no protection order issued over the holidays

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22731947/

As I read this article, I just shook my head, unfortunately NOT in disbelief.

This happens all the time.

These men had better things to do than listen to or take a few minutes to help this poor woman. Had they, she might be alive.

But no, they were too busy. Or they knew better. Or they had more important things to do. NOT!!!!!!

They failed to serve the people they were hired and/or elected to serve.

I think they should lose their jobs. Think about it. If we had failed so miserably to perform our job in that it resulted in someone else's death, we would be fired without hesitation.

No this judge showed no compassion at a time of the year when the slogan is "goodwill towards men".

I have noticed in the past few years under the monarchy of the compassionate conservatism, that women's rights seem to be glossed over by men.

We talk about minorities rights. But women aren't considered a minortiy any more., I guess.

This guy should not have been let out of jail. They released him with no money, no home, no job and he had no future except to return to jail. He knew it. The people that let him out probably knew it. But they still let him out and now an innocent woman who went to them for help is dead.

This could have been your wife, mother, sister, best friend, daughter.

No, since the compassionate conservative took over, there has been no compassion (especially towards women) in this country.

The Bible states categorically that we will know the truth about people by the fruits of their Labor.

GW's fruits say it all....death, destruction, hate, etc. My Bible also says these are not the fruits of a TRULY compassionate man of God.

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1/2. Saudi Arabia Eases Rules For Women In Hotels

CHECK THIS OUT!

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-saudi-women-hotels.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

"Tribal custom and hardline religious strictures limit women's movement in the conservative Islamic state, the only country in the world where women are forbidden from driving.

Saudi women can face harassment from the religious police if they are not accompanied in public areas by a male relative who acts as her "guardian." The rules are less strictly enforced for foreigners and in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's most liberal city.

The paper said the rules, set out in last month's decree, were worked out in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior and the religious police organization, two bodies who rights activists say stand in the way of improved women's rights in Saudi Arabia."

2/2. Mr

I agree that this is a tragedy that should not have happened. I take take exception to your assertion that the men involved did not help this poor woman. The danger to Monica Thomas-Harris was completely ignored due to the lack of diligence to all involved in this case. However, I find your assertion that the "men" in this case "had better things to do than listen to or take a few minutes to help this poor woman," offensive. Samer Hathout, the substitute prosecuter, and Tia Fisher, the substitute judge, were, according to the referenced article, both women.
There are many reasons this unfortunate woman died and I believe the failure of those involved should be investigated and appropriate punishment dispensed, but to blame this on the "men" who failed to do their job is offensive to men who care about the treatment of women in our society. We need to look to the individuals who failed, because in this case it was women who failed to help another woman in need.
We need to stop making generalizations about people based upon thier age, gender, race, ethnicity, religeon, etc. and accept that individuals make mistakes and while some people are bigots or racists, etc, making generalizations based on a person's status only serves to fracture us more.
I truly want my children to live in a society where people are not prejudiced by a person's physical traits. I also want our government officials who are charged with important decisions, like those involved here, are not overworked to the point that mistakes like this can happen. I am work for this goal and I hope we can attain this in our lifetime.

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