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Mother charged in death of baby, tossing son from 2nd floor
FoxNews.com ^ | Feb 28, 2019 | Associated Press, via FoxNews.com

Posted on 02/28/2019 1:29:13 PM PST by ETL

Edited on 02/28/2019 2:20:15 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

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To: Chickensoup

Well said.


21 posted on 02/28/2019 2:25:14 PM PST by Bigg Red (MAGA)
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To: Fungi; Borges
Well said? Is that a joke?

A joke? I was replying to post 3...

Re: "I no longer have the whole “How could anyone do this?” reaction. Some people are just wired differently when it comes to the ability to feel empathy. Their actions defy rational moral analysis. If I understood what someone was thinking in this case I would worry about myself."

In other words, sometimes it doesn't pay to try and understand the thought process of someone who would do something like this. The act of trying to understand may be hazardous to your own mental health .

22 posted on 02/28/2019 2:29:13 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: Foundahardheadedwoman; Borges
Booze is sometimes called spirits because it is thought to open one up to demons.

Definition of spirited: full of energy, animation, or courage

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spirited

23 posted on 02/28/2019 2:32:00 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: ETL
Tierra Rose Ortega

Is it unfair to stereotype when this horror occurs so often and stereotype and reality become inseparable?

What difference does it make: abortion or throw baby from the balcony?

24 posted on 02/28/2019 2:46:54 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Borges

Good for you. I finally learned that years ago when I worked in neonatal intensive care. What normal people do is to PROJECT their values onto those who do not share them.

The companion lament is “ Where are the parents?” Lol. Who do they think misfits parents are? Slightly older misfits.


25 posted on 02/28/2019 3:18:08 PM PST by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: ETL

To quote President Trump, “they are not sending their best.”

JoMa


26 posted on 02/28/2019 3:44:25 PM PST by joma89
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To: SamAdams76

Don’t speak too loudly about junk food because the Dems will push to close ALL fast food places - it’s for the children don’t ya know.

Some of us are responsible for our own choices, junk for or not.


27 posted on 02/28/2019 3:44:38 PM PST by Hulka
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To: ETL

That is not an accurate quote. That is the point, it was not “well said.”


28 posted on 02/28/2019 3:48:00 PM PST by Fungi
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To: Fungi

What’s not an ‘accurate quote”? I copied & pasted it right from post 3, the post I was replying to. Get someone to help you read.


29 posted on 02/28/2019 3:52:42 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: ETL

When do we find out she is an illegal alien, if ever?


30 posted on 02/28/2019 4:49:29 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: ETL; Lazamataz

No need to contact Laz. The sidewalk already hit that.

31 posted on 02/28/2019 6:03:51 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("The twilight hour of socialism has arrived in our hemisphere." --Trump to Venezuelans, 2/18/19)
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To: ETL

Your “quote” : Re: “I no longer have the whole “How could anyone do this?” reaction. Some people are just wired differently when it comes to the ability to feel empathy. Their actions defy rational moral analysis. If I understood what someone was thinking in this case I would worry about myself.” In other words, sometimes it doesn’t pay to try and understand the thought process of someone who would do something like this. The act of trying to understand may be hazardous to your own mental health .
Original post: “I’ve no longer have the whole “How could anyone do this?” reaction. Some people are just wired differently when it comes to the ability to feel empathy. Their actions defy rational moral analysis. If I understood what someone was thinking in this case I would worry about myself.”
Get lost, liar.


32 posted on 02/28/2019 9:00:21 PM PST by Fungi
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To: Fungi

. The act of trying to understand may be hazardous to your own mental health .


It surfaced in the nineties when Germany suppressed the publication of a psycho-history of Adolf Hitler to see if they could find out why he did what he did.

It was suppressed because the government was afraid that “to understand all is to forgive all.” It was eventually allowed to be published.


33 posted on 02/28/2019 9:16:46 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: Artemis Webb

She already looks like someone said “shut up” and she thought they said “stand up.”


34 posted on 02/28/2019 9:18:15 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: Fungi; Borges
That is not an accurate quote. That is the point, it was not “well said.”

Here's the Post 3 comment from Freeper Borges that I quoted:

“I’ve no longer have the whole “How could anyone do this?” reaction. Some people are just wired differently when it comes to the ability to feel empathy. Their actions defy rational moral analysis. If I understood what someone was thinking in this case I would worry about myself.”

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3731273/posts?page=3#3

Here below is the quote as it appeared in my post...

“I no longer have the whole “How could anyone do this?” reaction. Some people are just wired differently when it comes to the ability to feel empathy. Their actions defy rational moral analysis. If I understood what someone was thinking in this case I would worry about myself.”

The ONLY thing I changed, and forgot about, was “I’ve” to “I”. And I did it because the sentence had an obvious typo, having both “I’ve” and “have” in it.

ie,

I’ve no longer have the whole “How could anyone do this?” reaction.”

vs

I no longer have the whole “How could anyone do this?” reaction.”

Then, following the quote, I made my own comment to clarify why I agreed with it ("Well said").

“In other words, sometimes it doesn’t pay to try and understand the thought process of someone who would do something like this. The act of trying to understand may be hazardous to your own mental health.”

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3731273/posts?page=22#22

Now let's see if you're man enough, or Fungus enough, to admit you misunderstood what was posted.

35 posted on 03/01/2019 7:01:57 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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