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Aug 8, 2013
Haredi Tells woman to move, Secular beats Haredi
Which is worse - asking, or even demanding, that a woman move to the back of a bus, or punching someone in the face and pulling his beard?
According to reports, a secular woman got on a bus in Jerusalem on Kanfei Nesharim st and sat down in the front of the bus. A haredi fellow told her to move to the back of the bus (told? asked? requested? demanded? does it matter?). A secular fellow punched the haredi fellow in the face, pulled his beard and ran away. MDA came, police came, everything was dealt with, but the secular fellow got away before they arrived.
The haredi fellow was wrong for telling her to move. The secular fellow was wrong for physically attacking the Haredi fellow.
Which action was worse? I tend to think the physical attack was worse. The first is a social trend which has to be stopped, is immoral in today's day and age and is a form of violence in its own right. The 2nd is an actual physical attack, but it is also throwing away the high ground. It is like being merciful to an animal at the expense of a human (sort of). it is being blinded by one thing and not seeing the bigger picture.
According to reports, a secular woman got on a bus in Jerusalem on Kanfei Nesharim st and sat down in the front of the bus. A haredi fellow told her to move to the back of the bus (told? asked? requested? demanded? does it matter?). A secular fellow punched the haredi fellow in the face, pulled his beard and ran away. MDA came, police came, everything was dealt with, but the secular fellow got away before they arrived.
The haredi fellow was wrong for telling her to move. The secular fellow was wrong for physically attacking the Haredi fellow.
Which action was worse? I tend to think the physical attack was worse. The first is a social trend which has to be stopped, is immoral in today's day and age and is a form of violence in its own right. The 2nd is an actual physical attack, but it is also throwing away the high ground. It is like being merciful to an animal at the expense of a human (sort of). it is being blinded by one thing and not seeing the bigger picture.
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hadarat nashim,
haredim,
secular,
violence
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violence is always worse. There is no reason to punch the guy in his face, even if he was rude - which he wasn't according to the story. The rule in my house is you NEVER throw the first punch, but you do throw numbers 2 thru 10 without the other person recovering. :)
ReplyDeleteYour main concern upon getting on a public bus is getting where you want to go. Find an empty seat and sit down. It's none of your business where others are sitting.
ReplyDeleteIt can only be out of arrogant ignorance that one would interfere with another on a bus. Sadly, sometimes giving people like this guy "something to remember" becomes necessary.
Punching was right. This is what happens in a normal society when you harass a wiman. I would have slaped him too.
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