dark_shadows said:
Dear LionRun,
Thank-you for your help. I am thankful that Bill has helped this state the way that he has. But I am upset about what he is saying about the Shawn Hornbeck case. O'Reilly states that he wants to protect kidnapped children in this article dated july 18,2002.
Protecting America's Children
He says this;
Each year in the United States, about 100 children are abducted by strangers, according to the Justice Department.
Most of the kids are recovered alive.
So why is he questioning Shawn????
Respectfully,
dark_shadows
It seems Bill O'Reilly has cemented, rigid ideas and beliefs on most things. I also think that he lacks imagination. If he can't imagine something happening a particular way, to him it does not happen.
He thinks of himself as a strong, unwavering man, and he is. He has probably been this way since his youth. By itself it is a quality. But, he mistakenly probably thinks it could not have happened to him at that age, so all others should be able to withstand any attempt at brainwashing or mentally overpowering by an abductor. He cannot conceptualize it, therefor it is not real or true.
First off, pedo perps who plan to keep the child to habitually abuse them often tend to choose children of a certain demeanor--unless they are craving a child and the only one they can get their hands on is tenacious, overly confident child. More often they choose submissive, easily intimidated, easily controlled, or non-confrontational children--its easier to mentally enslave them.
He thinks that once a child reaches a certain age, they have a voice, a mind, and a body to make choices and to act on them. To him, mental imprisonment by an abductor does not exist or is too minimal to be considered as an overwhelming factor in why victims don't escape.
Most of all he thinks that if a person is not being physically restrained there is no excuse not to escape, and that something devious must be going on within the victim for that person to stay.
I think O'Reilly lacks the ability to think outside the box in matters of human behaviour and understanding. I have seen this before in him many times. I think he thinks in a linear fashion, with 2 + 2 = 4. But, sometimes 2 + 2 = 22, and that blows his mind, and he either dismisses it or is dead wrong about the, "why".
I think sometimes he hits the nail on the head. I am glad he is speaking out about laws and or judges that are deplorable. This is good and helpful to us all. His linear, rigid thinking is usually not a problem in black and white cases.
All that I have expressed is solely my opinion, and I am sorry if my words upset those who have deep respect for Bill O'Reilly.
Wow. I never thought I'd have so much to say about Bill O'Reilly. I am sorry to have gone on for so long. I am angry and profoundly disappointed in him. I will not be watching his show again.
Best to you dark shadows
Lion
try the link again ok.
