View Full Version : 13 year old Amish girl sacrificed life for others
kaiser soze
10-06-2006, 08:46 PM
This is amazing and I hope her soul is in the most wonderful of peace
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/06/amish.girls.reut/index.html?section=cnn_topstories
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -- One of the girls who died in Pennsylvania's Amish schoolhouse massacre asked the killer to shoot her first in an apparent bid to save the younger girls, a woman who spoke to the victim's family said Friday.
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Kerrbear
10-06-2006, 08:51 PM
The article quotes an Amish woman as saying, "God was really present to give the girls that kind of courage."
Call me a heathen, but if God was present, maybe he should have smitten the psychopath with the gun instead??
Tone Capone
10-07-2006, 10:53 PM
The article quotes an Amish woman as saying, "God was really present to give the girls that kind of courage."
Call me a heathen, but if God was present, maybe he should have smitten the psychopath with the gun instead??
Something gave those girls courage...(!)
GetYourWarOn
10-07-2006, 11:36 PM
she shouldve used her amish kung fu to disarm that killer instead of just asking him politely to kill her first
hitmonlee
10-09-2006, 02:52 AM
Something gave those girls courage...(!)
flight or fight - its human instinct.
Tone Capone
10-11-2006, 10:06 AM
flight or fight - its human instinct.
They did neither:confused:
They had their faith and whether it is the right faith or the wrong faith, it's what kept them brave.(!)
hitmonlee
10-11-2006, 10:15 AM
They did neither:confused:
They had their faith and whether it is the right faith or the wrong faith, it's what kept them brave.(!)
ok i thought you meant like a higher force handed them a plate of courage.
they might have found the courage within themselves.
i was saying that in a terrible situation, you can be the victim (flight) or stand strong (fight).
Tone Capone
10-11-2006, 10:19 AM
ok i thought you meant like a higher force handed them a plate of courage.
That very well may have happened.
they might have found the courage within themselves.
That also might have happened.
:)
Loppfessor
10-11-2006, 10:48 AM
I'm still trying to figure out how asking to be killed first helps the others. Like seriously I'm not trying to be a dick but that just doesn't make sense to me.
Tone Capone
10-11-2006, 10:51 AM
I'm still trying to figure out how asking to be killed first helps the others. Like seriously I'm not trying to be a dick but that just doesn't make sense to me.
Dude she was only 13... since when do MOST 13 year olds make sense... especially in a stressful situation like that?
Loppfessor
10-11-2006, 10:54 AM
True...but I'm just saying that it doesn't make sense to me, obviously it must to someone say the person who wrote the article. So please splain...I mean it would be one thing if she was like "Let the others go and you can do whatever you want to me" or something like that. They should start teaching Hostage Negotiations at a younger age
Tone Capone
10-11-2006, 10:55 AM
True...but I'm just saying that it doesn't make sense to me, obviously it must to someone say the person who wrote the article. So please splain...I mean it would be one thing if she was like "Let the others go and you can do whatever you want to me" or something like that. They should start teaching Hostage Negotiations at a younger age
You know what!!!?!? Your hatred of the Amish is obvious AND well documented! Why do you cut them some slack for ONCE!:confused:
Loppfessor
10-11-2006, 10:58 AM
This has NOTHING to do with my anti-Amish stance mister, this is more of a "How soon should children be exposed to anti-terrorism or hostage negotiation training" issue
Tone Capone
10-11-2006, 11:01 AM
This has NOTHING to do with my anti-Amish stance mister, this is more of a "How soon should children be exposed to anti-terrorism or hostage negotiation training" issue
How about this. If we can keep mormonism at least 20 miles from any school campus (ANY SCHOOL preschool-college, med school, law school, police academy etc...) then there would be no NEED for anti-terrorism OR earthquake training...
THERE! I said it! (!)
hitmonlee
10-11-2006, 11:10 AM
I'm still trying to figure out how asking to be killed first helps the others. Like seriously I'm not trying to be a dick but that just doesn't make sense to me.
even if it doesnt save the others, it will prolong their death and theres a chance they could be saved.
i shouldnt have argued in this thread, sorry.
Tone Capone
10-11-2006, 11:14 AM
even if it doesnt save the others, it will prolong their death and theres a chance they could be saved.
i shouldnt have argued in this thread, sorry.
Good point.
Loppfessor
10-11-2006, 12:37 PM
even if it doesnt save the others, it will prolong their death and theres a chance they could be saved.
i shouldnt have argued in this thread, sorry.
I don't think anyone is arguing...you do make a good point. Still I woulda tried to disarm the guy or something before laying down my life just to kill time. At least that way you go out with a fight
GetYourWarOn
10-11-2006, 07:17 PM
she shouldve used her amish kung fu
*cough*
i wonder if amish girls shave their coots when they go into rumspringa.
i keep thinking this thread title is "13 year old amish girl sentenced to life for offers"
Loppfessor
10-12-2006, 09:47 AM
i keep thinking this thread title is "13 year old amish girl sentenced to life for offers"
On that note, if an Amish person does commit a crime and has to go to prison can they legally be forced to use electicity and stuff?
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