PapaStevesy

joined 10 months ago
[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Psychiatrists don't get arrested for reporting on patients when the law requires it, this is no different. You're thinking of whistleblowers and functional regulation enforcement agency employees. Now, if the confessor in question is, like, the mayor or something, then yeah, Father's fucked.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I always sort by "Hot" and German posts definitely start to dominate after midnight here.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 70 points 1 day ago (3 children)

If Trump gets to keep it after his presidency, it's not a gift to the United States.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago

Let's be real, that "door" was about to dissolve from the ambient moisture in the air.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's called "accessory after the fact", and they wouldn't be guilty of it if they report it, that's the whole point of reporting it.

An accessory must generally have knowledge that a crime is being committed, will be committed, or has been committed. A person with such knowledge may become an accessory by helping or encouraging the criminal in some way. The assistance to the criminal may be of any type, including emotional or financial assistance as well as physical assistance or concealment.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I wouldn't know, I don't have an X account

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Then they won't know about the crime to begin with. The very act of listening to the confession and advising spiritual penance provides emotional support.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I was wrong, the priest is an accessory to the crime.

In the United States, a person who learns of the crime and gives some form of assistance before the crime is committed is known as an "accessory before the fact". A person who learns of the crime after it is committed and helps the criminal to conceal it, or aids the criminal in escaping, or simply fails to report the crime, is known as an "accessory after the fact". A person who does both is sometimes referred to as an "accessory before and after the fact", but this usage is less common.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (7 children)

You're right, having done some light wikipedia-ing, emotional support such that a priest provides would make him an accessory.

Psychiatrists are legally obligated to report knowledge of certain crimes that would otherwise be protected by confidentiality laws, I don't see why priests should be any different.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (18 children)

Exceptions exist, like when practices are outright criminal in themselves

Aiding and abetting criminals is a crime.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Oh yeah, mine just cancel out too, lol

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So is it Distance(raptor²)/Time(raptor²)?

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