Recent comments in /f/baltimore

Beneficial_Pear9705 t1_iz61jjl wrote

i think if a huge number of people physically went out and demonstrated, disrupted church services, called media, clergy, etc. it would at least underscore how powerless we really are against large and entrenched institutions. and then maybe somebody else who wants to seize power would find a way to leverage that? not much would change though, unfortunately.

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sxswnxnw t1_iz60uol wrote

True, maybe it would improve things somewhat. Too bad bitches can't just keep their hands to themselves. They have literally destroyed people with this behavior, and have been badly enabled by the church's inability to stop passing the priests around to fuck up other people's kids. Those testimonies in The Keepers were horrific. Then to be disbelieved by basically everyone for decades? Forever damage to the psyche.

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EfficiencySuch6361 t1_iz5zbgs wrote

Great points. And I don’t think it’s the ultimate solution but I look at it like… how many men in prison have male-on-male sexual contact which they would never be doing otherwise except for due to the complete lack of any other alternative for sexual contact? Trying to continue doing the exact same thing certainly doesn’t seem like a solution, too… I would take a reduction over the status quo especially since there’s likely no way to completely eradicate this behavior 100%

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Maleficent_Thanks_51 t1_iz5x89m wrote

Reply to Souvenirs by Cork086Eire

For shops in the city center, go to Neighborhoods. It's at the Inner Harbor, 301 Light Street.

There's also lots of little shops with local merchandise in Fells Point, it's a fun wander through that neighborhood.

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kosherkenny t1_iz5ujpd wrote

i just tried to make a spay apt yesterday for a cat that showed up in my yard a few months ago, and they emailed me back saying

>Unfortunately all of our female cat spots are completely booked at this time. Please email us again on January 1st when our February schedule is available. If you need other resources please see the link below.

best bet is to email january 1st i guess :/

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SelfOk1681 t1_iz5ugsr wrote

I was in and out of a handful of rehabs in Maryland and this one lady from Baltimore I’ll never forget because she had a meltdown during group and was like “how am I supposed to get clean when I live where I live? I’ve lived in the same public housing my entire life and I see crack every single day, how could I stop?”

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sxswnxnw t1_iz5m1ws wrote

I'm not even sure being married would stop this. My concern is the issue could be just as much "the priesthood attracts pedophiles," as "being a priest makes you into a pedophile."

Plus, not having marriage and kids doesn't explain why other Christian denominations also have pedophilia and sex abuse problems (see: Southern Baptist Church).

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Shiny_Deleter t1_iz5lqt6 wrote

Reply to Souvenirs by Cork086Eire

I’m sure they’re easily found in the shops around the harbor, but I don’t know what any of them are called. CVS will have some.

Outside of that area, I like E.C. Pops over in Fells.

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