• beckerist@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As “innocent” as they are portrayed, the hypocrisy is the least of their problems. Their abuse of both people and animals is extremely widespread and rarely talked about.

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      The man they mention in this article (Eli Yoder) regularly brings it up and confronts it.

      He interviewed a woman one time who was raped by her brothers and she got in trouble right along with them for being “tempting” and not modest enough.

      The abuse started when she was a small child.

      They don’t go to the police when they catch people, they take them to the elders and punish them within the group. They usually just get shunned for a bit.

      Wives regularly get blamed when their daughters are abused by their husbands. “You should do your wifely duties so he isn’t tempted.”

      I’ve heard some wild stories watching this guy.

      He really works hard to bring education and information to people who are trapped in that reality. He also provides resources and support when people want to escape.