If you were molested/abused as a child, would you sue for money?

[NFS4]

I was just thinking about this and about how the Catholic church is filing for bankruptcy after paying out millions in settlements of alleged child abuse.

I guess my question is, what the hell is $$$ gonna do to bring back your childhood/innocence?

 

[minendo]

Cover therapy bills.

 

You can buy lots of whores to dress up as priests and satiate your perverted fetishes.

 

[Slacker]

I predict it will be hot as hades in here real soon :evil:

It'd be nice to have some money, but I bet most would trade a million for a baseball bat and five minutes in a sound proof room with the perv.

 

[NesuD]

Originally posted by: NFS4
I was just thinking about this and about how the Catholic church is filing for bankruptcy after paying out millions in settlements of alleged child abuse.

I guess my question is, what the hell is $$$ gonna do to bring back your childhood/innocence?

it's gonna do nothing. only thing being accomplished by driving the church into bankruptcy is in effect making all the innocent parishioners pay for the misdeeds of a few sick pedos. Sorry but taking all the churches money is never going to make the hurt go away and it will not make you whole again. I prefer selection 3 in the poll.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I think I might, but it's hard to say. I wouldn't sue so much out of a desire to make money, but out of an interest in punishing the church for employing and protecting my molester.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: NesuD

Originally posted by: NFS4
I was just thinking about this and about how the Catholic church is filing for bankruptcy after paying out millions in settlements of alleged child abuse.

I guess my question is, what the hell is $$$ gonna do to bring back your childhood/innocence?

it's gonna do nothing. only thing being accomplished by driving the church into bankruptcy is in effect making all the innocent parishioners pay for the misdeeds of a few sick pedos. Sorry but taking all the churches money is never going to make the hurt go away and it will not make you whole again. I prefer selection 3 in the poll.

:beer:

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: NesuD

Originally posted by: NFS4
I was just thinking about this and about how the Catholic church is filing for bankruptcy after paying out millions in settlements of alleged child abuse.

I guess my question is, what the hell is $$$ gonna do to bring back your childhood/innocence?

it's gonna do nothing. only thing being accomplished by driving the church into bankruptcy is in effect making all the innocent parishioners pay for the misdeeds of a few sick pedos. Sorry but taking all the churches money is never going to make the hurt go away and it will not make you whole again. I prefer selection 3 in the poll.

Right nevermind that in a lot of cases the person needs YEARS of therapy. Some are so bad they can't go out in public again.

screw them. let them cover the bills themself. after all we don't want to hurt the church.

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: NFS4
I was just thinking about this and about how the Catholic church is filing for bankruptcy after paying out millions in settlements of alleged child abuse.

I guess my question is, what the hell is $$$ gonna do to bring back your childhood/innocence?

Where is the option "Send them to prison and then sue in civil court"?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: NesuD

Originally posted by: NFS4
I was just thinking about this and about how the Catholic church is filing for bankruptcy after paying out millions in settlements of alleged child abuse.

I guess my question is, what the hell is $$$ gonna do to bring back your childhood/innocence?

it's gonna do nothing. only thing being accomplished by driving the church into bankruptcy is in effect making all the innocent parishioners pay for the misdeeds of a few sick pedos. Sorry but taking all the churches money is never going to make the hurt go away and it will not make you whole again. I prefer selection 3 in the poll.

Right nevermind that in a lot of cases the person needs YEARS of therapy. Some are so bad they can't go out in public again.

screw them. let them cover the bills themself. after all we don't want to hurt the church.

I'd agree if they filed suit BACK then...but to wait 20+ years and then go "Bitch, gimme my money"...I dunno...

 

[cronos]

send them to Bubba :thumbsup:

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: NesuD

Originally posted by: NFS4
I was just thinking about this and about how the Catholic church is filing for bankruptcy after paying out millions in settlements of alleged child abuse.

I guess my question is, what the hell is $$$ gonna do to bring back your childhood/innocence?

it's gonna do nothing. only thing being accomplished by driving the church into bankruptcy is in effect making all the innocent parishioners pay for the misdeeds of a few sick pedos. Sorry but taking all the churches money is never going to make the hurt go away and it will not make you whole again. I prefer selection 3 in the poll.

Right nevermind that in a lot of cases the person needs YEARS of therapy. Some are so bad they can't go out in public again.

screw them. let them cover the bills themself. after all we don't want to hurt the church.

I'd agree if they filed suit BACK then...but to wait 20+ years and then go "Bitch, gimme my money"...I dunno...

yeah those damn 12 year old boys. they should have filled a darn suit back then!

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: NFS4

I'd agree if they filed suit BACK then...but to wait 20+ years and then go "Bitch, gimme my money"...I dunno...

The thing is, they were children when they were victimized, and there was a strong inertia against reporting it. No doubt their own guilt and shame has persisted over time. More recently, the Portland archdiocese has had the temerity to countersue some of the victim plaintiffs, and it sounds like this just angered other victims even more, re-motivating them to sue.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: NFS4

I'd agree if they filed suit BACK then...but to wait 20+ years and then go "Bitch, gimme my money"...I dunno...

The thing is, they were children when they were victimized, and there was a strong inertia against reporting it. No doubt their own guilt and shame has persisted over time. More recently, the Portland archdiocese has had the temerity to countersue some of the victim plaintiffs, and it sounds like this just angered other victims even more, re-motivating them to sue.

So they have gotten on with life, then all of a sudden...OK, NOW it's time to bring out the big guns. "I'll take molester priest for $2,000,000, Alex"

What ever happened to the statute sp? of limitations?

 

[Schadenfroh]

jail and money

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: NFS4

So they have gotten on with life, then all of a sudden...OK, NOW it's time to bring out the big guns. "I'll take molester priest for $2,000,000, Alex"

What ever happened to the statute sp? of limitations?

Many states have extended or even eliminated their statutes of limitations for civil suits for child molestation, since it isn't like other torts, in that there is very likely to be a delay in filing suit, through no fault of the plaintiffs.

No offense, but I gather you haven't worked with molestation victims - I have. They don't just "get on with life," especially where, as is typical in the priest molestation cases, they are not believed and/or don't report in the first place. They tend to have major psychological problems, and have very high rates of drug and alcohol abuse, depression, and suicide. It's not a cakewalk.

I'm not saying I unilaterally support these kinds of suits, but often they are the only way of giving the victims a chance to hold their molesters accountable. Generally the criminal statute of limitations DOES apply to these cases (this is highly jurisdiction-specific), so a civil suit may be the only way to bring the authority of the court to bear against people who richly deserve it.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: NFS4

So they have gotten on with life, then all of a sudden...OK, NOW it's time to bring out the big guns. "I'll take molester priest for $2,000,000, Alex"

What ever happened to the statute sp? of limitations?

Many states have extended or even eliminated their statutes of limitations for civil suits for child molestation, since it isn't like other torts, in that there is very likely to be a delay in filing suit, through no fault of the plaintiffs.

No offense, but I gather you haven't worked with molestation victims - I have. They don't just "get on with life," especially where, as is typical in the priest molestation cases, they are not believed and/or don't report in the first place. They tend to have major psychological problems, and have very high rates of drug and alcohol abuse, depression, and suicide. It's not a cakewalk.

I'm not saying I unilaterally support these kinds of suits, but often they are the only way of giving the victims a chance to hold their molesters accountable. Generally the criminal statute of limitations DOES apply to these cases (this is highly jurisdiction-specific), so a civil suit may be the only way to bring the authority of the court to bear against people who richly deserve it.

My point is, what is money gonna do to solve their problems? That's the issue here. How is bankrupting the church going to solve THEIR problems?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: NFS4

So they have gotten on with life, then all of a sudden...OK, NOW it's time to bring out the big guns. "I'll take molester priest for $2,000,000, Alex"

What ever happened to the statute sp? of limitations?

Many states have extended or even eliminated their statutes of limitations for civil suits for child molestation, since it isn't like other torts, in that there is very likely to be a delay in filing suit, through no fault of the plaintiffs.

No offense, but I gather you haven't worked with molestation victims - I have. They don't just "get on with life," especially where, as is typical in the priest molestation cases, they are not believed and/or don't report in the first place. They tend to have major psychological problems, and have very high rates of drug and alcohol abuse, depression, and suicide. It's not a cakewalk.

I'm not saying I unilaterally support these kinds of suits, but often they are the only way of giving the victims a chance to hold their molesters accountable. Generally the criminal statute of limitations DOES apply to these cases (this is highly jurisdiction-specific), so a civil suit may be the only way to bring the authority of the court to bear against people who richly deserve it.

I have worked with DCFS (foster care) and so has my mother-in-law. I have seen kids that are mollested. They are fvucked up. One is so bad she can't talk to males at all. heck she does not talk to anyone much.

While i agree 200 million (or whatevet that one suit was for) is nuts. But to write off any suit is just as bad. These people are going to need therapy for the rest of there life. Some may may never be able to function in society.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: NFS4

So they have gotten on with life, then all of a sudden...OK, NOW it's time to bring out the big guns. "I'll take molester priest for $2,000,000, Alex"

What ever happened to the statute sp? of limitations?

Many states have extended or even eliminated their statutes of limitations for civil suits for child molestation, since it isn't like other torts, in that there is very likely to be a delay in filing suit, through no fault of the plaintiffs.

No offense, but I gather you haven't worked with molestation victims - I have. They don't just "get on with life," especially where, as is typical in the priest molestation cases, they are not believed and/or don't report in the first place. They tend to have major psychological problems, and have very high rates of drug and alcohol abuse, depression, and suicide. It's not a cakewalk.

I'm not saying I unilaterally support these kinds of suits, but often they are the only way of giving the victims a chance to hold their molesters accountable. Generally the criminal statute of limitations DOES apply to these cases (this is highly jurisdiction-specific), so a civil suit may be the only way to bring the authority of the court to bear against people who richly deserve it.

My point is, what is money gonna do to solve their problems? That's the issue here. How is bankrupting the church going to solve THEIR problems?

As already stated. Many are going to NEED therapy for the rest of there life. who is going to pay for that?
Some will not even be able to go in public EVER again or hold a job.

So you want to add more toture onto there lives?

 

[The Stigenator]

NFS4.. i was thinking the same thing reading the news..

i must say I would like a direct apology and then depending on number of molestations, jail time.

screw money, money does not bring back your childhood .. or any sort of settlement to whatever happened. so you buy new toys, but then in the end your still unhappy esp since money has now run out.

 

[Zee]

the catholic church is filing for bankruptcy???? What the hell? With all the money the church has???? ::runs to google news::

 

[skace]

The point of the people sueing is because in this day and age, the only way you can make someone realize what they did was wrong, is by burning their damn money tree.

 

[nageov3t]

no.

I wouldn't want to damage all the good that the church does just because of a handful of priests.

 

[Red Dawn]

LOL Bubba the Impaler:laugh:

 

[Mucho]

I would want revenge! The thing that really bothers me about this is how the church higher'ups sheilded these perverts for so many years. It seems instead of turning them in they were sending them to different congregation. Trading them like baseball cards. I would say they should be forced to sell every church, bells and candle holder to pay their settlements.