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sebstefan ◴[] No.43411166[source]
>I was taken to the nurse’s office for a medical check. She asked what had happened to me. She had never seen a Canadian there before. When I told her my story, she grabbed my hand and said: “Do you believe in God?”

>“I believe God brought you here for a reason,” she said. “I know it feels like your life is in a million pieces, but you will be OK. Through this, I think you are going to find a way to help others.”

You've got to be fucked in the head to think this is an appropriate thing to do as an agent that's part of a federal process. Keep your god out of work!

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otikik ◴[] No.43411648[source]
> Keep your god out of work!

That is very easy to type from the comfort of your home on your mobile phone.

After several days of deprivations and hardships, including sleeping in a fully-lighted cold cell without even a blanket, you will get any help and support that you can get.

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sebstefan ◴[] No.43412282[source]
The entire country of France manages to have government workers that don't talk to you about their god just fine
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1. otikik ◴[] No.43412425[source]
And they make great baguettes. But you didn't get my point.

I am an atheist. I do think that what the nurse did is wrong and unprofessional.

My point is: I would still have absolutely clinged to it, if I was in the same situation as this woman. I would have talked with this nurse, and would have told her that yes, maybe God had something to do with it. And you would have too, probably.

If you are drowning in the ocean, you don't discard a piece of floating wood because it has growing fungi. Claiming virtue is very easy ... until you experience real hardship.

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2. TheOtherHobbes ◴[] No.43412851[source]
Coincidentally or not, this is a standard cult brainwashing technique - abuse someone for an extended period, then offer them a "friend."

See also, good cop vs bad cop.

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3. otikik ◴[] No.43413314[source]
Fully agree. It's abhorrent. It works, because we are human.