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By David Edwards
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 13:29 EDT
Televangelist Pat Robertson on Wednesday advised children whose mother was being threatened with a gun by the familys father not go to the police.
Whenever my parents fight, my dad threatens my mom with his gun, a viewer told Robertson in an email. Fortunately, this now means nothing to my mom, and she never goes nuts about it; she is very calm.
But as a child, I get nervous and worried when this happens, the viewers note continued. Even my younger brother saw this incident. What should we do about it and him?
Well, again, you dont want to get your father busted, but you could, Robertson explained. You ought to go to your mother and say, Mom, this thing is scaring me, and I ask you please to get my father to have some help.
This kind of rage I mean, one day hes going to pull the trigger, the TV preacher warned. It doesnt take too much if youve got a loaded weapon and youre brandishing it around, Im going to kill you. And the next thing you know, the thing goes off. It may be accidentally, but the mother will end up dead.
Robertson told the child that something had to be done about the father.
But youre a kid, what do you do? You know? he said. Your mother ought to take care of that.
Watch the video below from CBNs The 700 Club, broadcast June 11, 2014.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/11/pat-robertson-dont-get-your-father-busted-if-he-threatens-mom-with-a-gun/
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KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)Robertson has a different definition of "accidental" than I do.
How does: statement of intent to kill + point + pull trigger = accident ?
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)But youre a kid, what do you do? You know? he said. Your mother ought to take care of that.
Yeah, the point is, Mom isn't doing anything. So the next answer is to call the goddamn police.
bluesbassman
(19,309 posts)And for the record Pat: Threatening another person with a deadly weapon is a crime, so yeah that "father" should get busted.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Always saying some stupid shit
Initech
(99,909 posts)He's open talking about justifying murder on the air because of bullshit sexist stereotypes. Holy shit, I think Pat has really gone off the deep end with this one.
2pooped2pop
(5,420 posts)for angering her man. No need to get dad in trouble over it
I put in the sarcasm sign but hope it really wasn't needed by anyone.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)Aren't most clergy (stretching the definition to include Pat) mandated reporters for that sort of thing?