by Marvin Shilmer 20 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
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Pedophiles Knocking
Today I added a new article to my blog. In a nutshell, it points out why the general public should be leery of Jehovah’s Witnesses knocking at the front door.
My article is titled Pedophiles Knocking and is available at: http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2013/07/pedophiles-knocking.html
Who is getting to know your children today?
Marvin Shilmer
I've posted before how my next door neighbor hands a printout of their child abuse policy direct from JW.org to any JW's that come knocking and just politely tells them that ithat is why she doesn't want them knocking.
Obviously I had something to do with that idea....
If I was an active JW I would refuse to go Door to Door because there are known and unknown (by the R &F and public) pedophiles going out in FS.
Marvin
With all due respect to your articles, the title of this one makes me cringe, because its a blanket statement that's both unfair and offensive to all those that are JW's and have nothing to do with paedophily. If you were a gipsy and I wrote an article titled "Gipsy Paedophiles", would you not feel offended by the blanket statement, even if the content was discussing only a few cases among the ethnical group? Would you not read an intent to stain the entire etnicity ?
Regardless of the merit of the contents in the article, the title is dangerously hate-inducing.
Eden
EdenOne
If you were a gipsy and I wrote an article titled "Gipsy Paedophiles", would you not feel offended by the blanket statement, even if the content was discussing only a few cases among the ethnical group?
Except the title of his article is "Pedophiles Knocking" not "JW Pedophiles".
Personally, I think it only fair to the general public to make them aware that some JWs may be knocking on their doors with ulterior motives, other than the obvious one of trying to gain converts to their belief system.
Scully, I've read many reports of paedophile cases perpetrated by JW's. I don't recall a single one perpetrated by a JW while on the door-to-door ministry upon children of the household. I simply don't recall a single one. Perhaps you can remember one?
Since the target audience of the article are people who live in households that are reached by the JW's in their door-to-door ministry, it would be a good idea to express in what way the JWs are more dangerous than the milkman, the postman, the neighbor next door or the pizza delivery guy who also knock on the door.
make them aware that some JWs may be knocking on their doors with ulterior motives
Well, that may well be a commendable objective and the article may well be on target with it. But it's the wording of the title, remember. The householder, not having any reasonable means to determine the ulterior motives of the Witness, will feel free to pass a judgement upon every single one of them as "those paedophiles knocking".
I stand by what I've said: The title of the article is hate-inducing.
Eden
What can someone learn at a doorstep:
1. Who is home and not home.
2. If the doors are locked; how many & type.
3. If there is an alarm.
4. If there is a dog.
All of this information can be used by someone with very sinister motives. Thinking of the Night Stalker in the UK that used the JWs as a front to prey on elderly victims to rape.
What's the purpose of a door visit? To get a Bible Study. Getting a Bible Study with small children (or around them) is a great advance for someone with sinister motives.
What's that old Barbara Mandrell song? And, it could be the devil knocking on your door, but with a blue suit and Watchtower in hand.
EdenOne:
Scully, I've read many reports of paedophile cases perpetrated by JW's. I don't recall a single one perpetrated by a JW while on the door-to-door ministry upon children of the household. I simply don't recall a single one. Perhaps you can remember one?
You don't know how the psychology of paedophiles works. They are PREDATORS. They seek out vulnerable targets. They learn when their targets are most vulnerable. They groom their targets to feel safe around them, to accept and trust them. They are extremely patient. They don't introduce themselves and then immediately sexually assault a child. No, they take their time because the grooming and the "game" excites them - they know how they want their interaction with their target to turn out, but their target doesn't. They fantasize and meticulously plan how they are going to seduce their target, the same way a con artist scams people out of their money.
The contact they make with families and children through the Door-to-Door Ministry™ is only the beginning, just like the JW recruitment (Studying the Bible™) process, grooming a target takes time and patience.
So, I agree with you - the Door-to-Door Ministry™ is not the venue paedophiles use to commit child sexual abuse. It is part of their hunting grounds.
Common Attributes of Child Molesters:
-- from A Profile of the Child Molester
in·sin·u·ate verb \in-'sin-y?-?wat, -yü-?at\
in·sin·u·at·edin·sin·u·at·ing
Definition of INSINUATEtransitive verb
1a : to introduce (as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way <insinuate doubts into a trusting mind> b : to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply <I resent what you're insinuating>
2: to introduce (as oneself) by stealthy, smooth, or artful means
intransitive verb
1archaic : to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly : creep
2archaic : to ingratiate oneself
Similarly:
in·sid·i·ous adjective \in-'si-de-?s\
Definition of INSIDIOUS1a : awaiting a chance to entrap : treacherous b : harmful but enticing : seductive <insidious drugs>
2a : having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle <the insidious pressures of modern life> b of a disease : developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent
Common Child Molester Strategies:
-- from A Profile of the Child Molester
Chances are that the milkman, pizza guy, next door neighbor, etc. are not representing themselves as God's Ministers. There is a certain amout of trust placed in those that come in the name of God. This extra trust could be dangerous in the case of a pedophile.
