Culture clash: Secular law and the Torah: Orthodox community deals with sex abuse

theyruineverything wrote:

where does the money come from? and besides they are rude. they never look you in the face, say hello or excuse me. Like everyone else is benath them. If white people acted that way to anyone we would be all over the news. basically they are rude because they can be. Last year at holiday season I found a wallet with sooooo much money in it. I waited in front of the store with it, I told the manager I had it. A jewish man and huge family came frantic looking for it. With not even a thanks he left with the wallet full of hudreds that had I not been a good person I could have had a great christmas. They are rude in stores and their kids are rude.

Michelle Rimmer wrote:

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While you may have had this experience, you cannot lump one incident into the society as a whole by saying "they". I have taught classroom courses in Lakewood for over a year now and have recently started teaching provate home lessons to Orthodox Jewish women. My students are some of the nicest people I have ever met. They DO look me in the face, they DO say hello, and I am not only speaking of the women. I have had several encounters with men as well, and they too have been most kind to me. The problem with a lot of people who are only observing and have had no experience dealing with this community on the inside is that people make assumptions because they do not know, have not bothered learning about the community. I envy their values and have aquired a most heartfelt respect for them.