Louisiana pastor and former ‘Survivor’ contestant taped kids’ mouths shut, blames ‘cancel culture’ for prosecution

[Wandering Monk]

For the love of Christ...

Louisiana pastor and former “Survivor” contestant John Raymond reportedly claimed he’s the victim of “cancel culture” before being convicted of three juvenile cruelty felonies.​

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Lawyers for Raymond, who appeared on the CBS reality competition show in 2002, also told jurors a “woke” prosecutor’s office was responsible for charging the defendant with taping shut the mouths of Christian school students, and allegedly covering one child’s mouth until the 4-year-old pupil went limp, according to the Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.​

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A St. Tammany Parish, La., jury reportedly took about an hour to convict Raymond after six days of hearings that included 23 witnesses for the prosecution. The defendant, who’s active in Republican politics, maintained his innocence while being walked out of the courtroom in handcuffs.​

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The defense argued the crimes for which Raymond’s was prosecuted demonstrate government overreach. The defendant claims his actions align with Biblical teachings.​

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“It’s not wokeness,” District Attorney Collin Sims told the jury. “It’s ‘Dude, that’s my kid. I didn’t tell you you could do that.'”​

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Raymond could receive up to 40 years in prison when he’s sentenced for second-degree child cruelty on Oct. 23. He didn’t testify in his defense, but had previously argued he was caught in the crosshairs of a cultural divide, according to the Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.​

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The defendant appeared on the fifth season of “Survivor,” which took place in Thailand. He was the first contestant booted from the elimination-based competition that season.​

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MSN

 

[Kathryn]

Hey, I've been to St. Tammany Parish, LA.! I believe it's a predominately Catholic parish.

 

[Wandering Monk]

Hey, I've been to St. Tammany Parish, LA.! I believe it's a predominately Catholic parish.

And....? Is there another shoe you want to drop?

 

[Kathryn]

And....? Is there another show you want to drop?

Show or shoe?

 

[Wandering Monk]

Show or shoe?

Shoe. Will fix. Why does it matter that the parish is Catholic?

 

[Kathryn]

Whatever. Nope.

 

[Kathryn]

Shoe. Will fix. Why does it matter that the parish is Catholic?

I believe the whole thing matters but that's just me. It can help with the understanding of the situation.

 

[Revoltingest]

There's a cultural divide about the right to abuse children?

 

[Wandering Monk]

I believe the whole thing matters but that's just me. It can help with the understanding of the situation.

In what way does it being a Catholic parish help us understand the situation? Are you suggesting that Catholics are into corporal punishment more than the general population?

According to Ballotpedia, he is a non-denominational Christian.

 

[Kathryn]

In what way?

Do you know whether he was Catholic or not?

I don't know where the defendent attended church or even if he attended church, though as a pastor I am assuming he did so. Looking further into it though, I don't think he's Catholic.

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

In what way does it being a Catholic parish help us understand the situation?

It doesn't. It deflects from discussing the crimes of a conservative Christian, which hasn't been discussed since she did that in post 2.

Let's see if we can get this train back on the rails: I'm not clear on how taping a child's mouth makes him or her go limp if they can still breath through their nostrils.

As for cancel culture, that's the name for the ignominy that comes with violating social norms. People don't like that their words and deeds often have social and even legal ramifications, so they blame the culture for what becomes of them rather than themselves for misreading or ignoring those norms and complain about free speech not always being without a cost.

 

[Stevicus]

For the love of Christ...

Louisiana pastor and former “Survivor” contestant John Raymond reportedly claimed he’s the victim of “cancel culture” before being convicted of three juvenile cruelty felonies.​

​

Lawyers for Raymond, who appeared on the CBS reality competition show in 2002, also told jurors a “woke” prosecutor’s office was responsible for charging the defendant with taping shut the mouths of Christian school students, and allegedly covering one child’s mouth until the 4-year-old pupil went limp, according to the Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.​

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A St. Tammany Parish, La., jury reportedly took about an hour to convict Raymond after six days of hearings that included 23 witnesses for the prosecution. The defendant, who’s active in Republican politics, maintained his innocence while being walked out of the courtroom in handcuffs.​

​

The defense argued the crimes for which Raymond’s was prosecuted demonstrate government overreach. The defendant claims his actions align with Biblical teachings.​

​

“It’s not wokeness,” District Attorney Collin Sims told the jury. “It’s ‘Dude, that’s my kid. I didn’t tell you you could do that.'”​

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Raymond could receive up to 40 years in prison when he’s sentenced for second-degree child cruelty on Oct. 23. He didn’t testify in his defense, but had previously argued he was caught in the crosshairs of a cultural divide, according to the Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.​

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The defendant appeared on the fifth season of “Survivor,” which took place in Thailand. He was the first contestant booted from the elimination-based competition that season.​

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MSN

The quote above "it's not wokeness" is correct. Some people will say anything if they think it will get them off the hook.

Of course, I do recall times when parochial and even public schools were given a lot more latitude in terms of how much "discipline" they could impose upon their students. One would often hear "spare the rod and spoil the child," with some believing that children should be beaten to within an inch of their lives, lest they might end up "spoiled." People had some strange logic back in those days. So, perhaps those who are more old school about these matters believe that it's "woke" to not allow child abuse.

 

[Wandering Monk]

Let's see if we can get this train back on the rails: I'm not clear on how taping a child's mouth makes him or her go limp if they can still breath through their nostrils.

Nasal congestion, or choanal atresia, deviated septum, narrow nostrils.

 

[SkepticThinker]

Nasal congestion, or choanal atresia, deviated septum, narrow nostrils.

Also possible panic attack.

 

[Revoltingest]

Also possible panic attack.

Thugs who restrict someone's breathing as a means
of punishment are too dumb to know that restricting
their breathing will restrict their breathing, potentially
suffocating them. Don't restrict someone's breathing.
Those who do should pay dearly.
(A little repetition brings the message home.)

 

[Wandering Monk]

Thugs who restrict someone's breathing as a means
of punishment are too dumb to know that restricting
their breathing will restrict their breathing, potentially
suffocating them. Don't restrict someone's breathing.
Those who do should pay dearly.
(A little repetition brings the message home.)

I'm sorry. I missed that. Could you repeat it?

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Aberrant people do aberrant things irrespective of North American politics. That someone seeks to defend himself or herself with cheap references to "woke" and "cancel culture" hardly seems to warrant elevating this to a political debate thread.

 

[Revoltingest]

I'm sorry. I missed that. Could you repeat it?

Gladly.
Thugs who restrict someone's breathing as a means
of punishment are too dumb to know that restricting
their breathing will restrict their breathing, potentially
suffocating them. Don't restrict someone's breathing.
Those who do should pay dearly.

 

[SkepticThinker]

Thugs who restrict someone's breathing as a means
of punishment are too dumb to know that restricting
their breathing will restrict their breathing, potentially
suffocating them. Don't restrict someone's breathing.
Those who do should pay dearly.
(A little repetition brings the message home.)

I couldn't possibly agree more.

Don't restrict someone's breathing!!