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He put it in the public domain, that's when she got the right. He sent the texts, so his Freedom of Speech was not curtailed.
originally posted by: silo13
This is a tough one. What right did that woman have to read someone else's private messages? What about his freedom of speech?
This is a tough one. What right did that woman have to read someone else's private messages? What about his freedom of speech?
Well then that same cosmic force puts these children in these situations in the first place so what the #?
originally posted by: tadaman
a reply to: silo13
Good on her.
I feel there is a cosmic force that puts us in a position to help others and do good. Like a "quantum leap" type situation.
She will never have the doubt of not following her gut instinct with this.
I have one doubt that I wish I would have done something crazy and maybe been wrong at worst. I still think about it years later. I wont miss another.
What if we are supposed to be each other's angels? What if we are supposed to come in and save the day somehow. However humble we are, we can still change the world by being in the right place at the right time and by doing what our hearts tell us needs to be done.
The world needs angels.
originally posted by: silo13
Plane Passenger Reads Man's Chilling Texts, Alerts Crew
An airline passenger is being hailed as a "hero" after she helped stop two suspected child predators—whom she uncovered by glancing at text messages easily read over a fellow passenger's shoulder.
According to police, the unnamed Seattle-area preschool teacher became alarmed after spotting "certain words" in the large-font texts of a man seated in front of her on a Southwest flight from Seattle to San Jose.
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The woman read on as the man allegedly instructed his correspondent to molest children. "That's the moment when she decided to preserve the evidence as best as she could," an officer says. The woman took photos of the man's screen, then notified the flight crew. Once the flight had landed, the man was questioned by the FBI and San Jose police.
This is a tough one. What right did that woman have to read someone else's private messages? What about his freedom of speech?
On the other hand - that she stepped up and didn't just let this sick-o slide? That's all good!
It's just a slippery slope to me. When does freedom not become freedom anymore and who's to judge when the line is crossed?