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Yeah, I noticed the lack of quantitative data as well. The biggest qualitative red flag for me in the whole article is sending victims back to live with the abu
by akkartik 5y ago
Yeah, I noticed the lack of quantitative data as well. The biggest qualitative red flag for me in the whole article is sending victims back to live with the abuser very soon after the abuser has been found guilty and served a penalty. Reasonable people can argue about whether the penalty is reasonable, but it's hard to imagine reasonable people arguing that kids should go back to live with a previously abusive parent. And that decision is a straight-line consequence of the Amish belief system as I understand it.
- singlow 5y agoBut I can't even tell if that is the norm within Amish communities or if that is just something that some local church decided for one particular case. Another church may have chosen to isolate an abuser from the victim or other potential victims in various ways. A comprehensive study would probably document those things as well.