Post by Dr.Ambs on Jan 1, 2015 20:30:03 GMT -5
I usually don't do these things, and perhaps I'm more up to par about it because of my own situation that I'm in, but, I feel the need to express this. To both those who live in the United States and around the world. I'm sure we all know about this ISIS/ISIL. I've had to remove pictures of my loved one because of it, since the group is now not only targeting soldiers but also their loved ones. I'm sure we all recall in early last month of the tragedy of Pakistan School shooting that took the lives of 145 people, most of them children, simply because their fathers were apart of the military against the Taliban.
Targeting those loved ones is an act of cowardliness to me. I would not have removed pictures off of the social media sites that I am apart of to give in to them. However, the person who loves me and values my safety above all asked, practically begged, me to take them down simply because he knows that if anything were to happen, he would never be close enough to protect me and could never forgive himself if anything were to happen to me because of his own job.
I extend that to all here. If you are or have someone you love or care about, please remove those pictures. It's painful, and seems like an act of giving in, but to the person asking you, it's even harder. It gives them a bit of relief to know that you will not be targeted, or that it will be harder for you to become a target. It gives them the sense that you will be safe when they are not there or around you to protect you. And in the end, it keeps them set on what they need to do. It will help them keep themselves in the mind set to protect themselves while away in deployment.
Again, I don't do this kind of things, but I certainly don't want good people to be targets.
Signing out
The Doctor
Targeting those loved ones is an act of cowardliness to me. I would not have removed pictures off of the social media sites that I am apart of to give in to them. However, the person who loves me and values my safety above all asked, practically begged, me to take them down simply because he knows that if anything were to happen, he would never be close enough to protect me and could never forgive himself if anything were to happen to me because of his own job.
I extend that to all here. If you are or have someone you love or care about, please remove those pictures. It's painful, and seems like an act of giving in, but to the person asking you, it's even harder. It gives them a bit of relief to know that you will not be targeted, or that it will be harder for you to become a target. It gives them the sense that you will be safe when they are not there or around you to protect you. And in the end, it keeps them set on what they need to do. It will help them keep themselves in the mind set to protect themselves while away in deployment.
Again, I don't do this kind of things, but I certainly don't want good people to be targets.
Signing out
The Doctor