@Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • edit-22 months agoA judge has barred Washington from enforcing a state law that would have required Churches to report child abuse. The judge says the law infringed on freedom of religionwashingtonstatestandard.comexternal-linkmessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1641arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up1630arrow-down1external-linkA judge has barred Washington from enforcing a state law that would have required Churches to report child abuse. The judge says the law infringed on freedom of religionwashingtonstatestandard.com@Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • edit-22 months agomessage-square177fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-squareKairoslinkfedilink-8•2 months agoJust because someone gets to do it doesn’t mean it’s legal. This mentality gives justification/defense to these acts. Specifically, this is about forced reporting of sex abuse against children to authorities, not about the act itself.
minus-square@ubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months ago Just because someone gets to do it doesn’t mean it’s legal. Legal or illegal is immaterial. Who is punished for it, and who is protected from punishment is what matters.
No
But Republicans get to do it…
Just because someone gets to do it doesn’t mean it’s legal. This mentality gives justification/defense to these acts.
Specifically, this is about forced reporting of sex abuse against children to authorities, not about the act itself.
Ohhh “rules for thee” got it.
Legal or illegal is immaterial. Who is punished for it, and who is protected from punishment is what matters.