tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post3719232965349456..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: California Gov. Brown Vetoes Victim Rights Bill; Catholic Church RelievedAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-21931819264381583652013-10-18T09:31:01.831-04:002013-10-18T09:31:01.831-04:00At some point this type of thing needs to stop sur...At some point this type of thing needs to stop surprising me, but it is hard for me to understand how people can get away with claiming that something is opposite what it actually is with zero justification. If someone on my side did that and I realized it I would instantly lose all respect for them.Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-90694492887377965232013-10-15T14:27:03.817-04:002013-10-15T14:27:03.817-04:00Anonymous -- I'm very sorry to hear about what...Anonymous -- I'm very sorry to hear about what happened to you. Here's hoping for the day when clergy abuse survivors can find justice.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-55110672709024340072013-10-15T13:20:58.782-04:002013-10-15T13:20:58.782-04:00To Jerry Brown
I’m very disappointed you vetoed SB...To Jerry Brown<br />I’m very disappointed you vetoed SB 131. I wanted you to hear from one of the victims of the catholic church. Me. My life has been one aborted attempt after another to pull myself together because I carry this stone in me, in my heart, in my soul, put there by fr. Lynn Caffoe's genitals, when I was 6-9 years old, in the church rectory, in my home, and in the back room of the church during a mass. I refused to acknowledge I had been traumatized, that I’d been molested, even as it wrecked my life for 40 years. There aren’t words to describe this properly. The shame and hate I feel for myself has destroyed me over time, negating my ability to handle relationships, the simplest of stresses, or normal life, wrecking me. A couple of times in my life, I tested as top one percentile intelligence, but I function like an emotional cripple. I’ve been scraping up every penny I can borrow to pay for therapy I can’t afford. Yes, I was going to sue. I wanted the catholic church, who is responsible for what was done to me, to pay for my therapy so I could find what peace I could, and maybe buy a trailer so I can go off somewhere to die in solitude. Maybe, if they had to pay enough times, they would take it to heart and change their ways, not to protect the children they obviously care little about, but to protect the gold they've hoarded over the centuries. I would much rather have the emotional ability to experience the joys of trust, family, endeavor, and success, but for me, it’s better luck next life. They claim Peter was the Rock on which they built the church, well, all the children they’ve broken are the gravel under the foundation. Their pattern of abuse, and how to deal with it, has been institutionalized over a thousand years. One law and one PR problem in one decade will just be a hiccup in the vatican histories. They obviously aren't convinced and the pattern of tacitly allowing victimization and covering it up will continue, but with more diligence. The reformers in the church are aberrations that will be kept out of the loop or fired, as has been recently shown to be the case. There is no statute of limitations on the damage done to me, Governor, until I’m dead. So, in summary, you’re an asshole and your god doesn't exist to forgive you.<br />Thanks.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-72780047547919390402013-10-15T11:53:08.931-04:002013-10-15T11:53:08.931-04:00Hausdorff -- You aren't missing anything. It&#...Hausdorff -- You aren't missing anything. It's just propaganda they use to bash the bill. They know full well that SB 131 would have helped victims by extending the statute of limitations. Their arguments are weak, but sadly they convinced the governor.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-56633164658847103092013-10-15T10:06:36.693-04:002013-10-15T10:06:36.693-04:001. They mention that the bill discriminates agains...1. They mention that the bill discriminates against the victims, do they justify that at all? It seems that the bill is helping victims. What am I missing?<br /><br />2. "With the passage of time, evidence may be lost or disposed of, memories fade and witnesses move away or die"<br /><br />Isn't this an argument that a statute of limitations isn't necessary? The more time passes, the more of those things will happen making it more difficult to make a case. If you can still prove you have been damaged then you've overcome even more and definitely still deserve justice.Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.com