Greetings Ya'll, I am sorry to have to even ask this. Did anyone witness a young bother who had been walked out tied up by a rope, and then beaten so bad that he now has 2 pins in his neck at Ocala this year? Please private message me, we do not need a big stupid drawn out thread #1. troll's #2 it's confidential so no one feels like they are in danger for speaking the truth. Thank You, Peace,,,,
I have looked to see what you wanted which is probable what everybody else has done. Sorry I don't know anything about it.
I wish i could change the heading on this thread,,,,, the more I find out about this situation the more concerned I am for family,,,,, i am abandoning this thread. As I dont think it'll get any where any way.... it's sad all around. LOVINS,,, Peace Please!
In post number 1 you say you don't want a long thead and people should PM you. In post number 2 you complain that no one has posted in the thread. Weird.
Only heard about the fire in Ocala. Acola had a death yesterday from those stupid fucking synthetics. And someone passed my friend what they said was a joint and it had salvia and some synthetic drug with numbers for a name and now he is in the mental ward because he cant keep his grasp on reality. Last time ill be at a gathering. All the scumbags and drunks make it to the back of the woods anyway. Whats the point of going if you can't trust half the people there.
The brother who was injured in Ocala is named Kasper and there is a question how these injuries were sustained, which i continue to believe were an unfortunate byproduct of attempting to deal with his situation. He does not have a clear recollection of what happened to him and is seeking actual witnesses. Those witnesses I have spoken to have clearly supported the Shanti Sena and Medical Personnel on scene, but there are gaps during which no witnesses are available. I am also interested in what happened from actual witnesses of that time period.
man thats messed up....... There are bad people everywhere does that mean you should not leave your house? No it doesn't .The gatherings still have many many good people to but where there are kind hearted people there will be people to prey on them....
You can rationalize it anyway you want. You are entering a gathering about praying and practicing peace , love , and coming together as a family to try an overcome and change the wrong we see. I can leave my house and yeah , bad people are around. If I go to the wrong place where I live , all it is is bad people , but that is a shame on me for even going there in the first place if something wrong happens to me. But why is it I come to a gathering for PEACE , a place I should feel at home and welcome and I have to watch my back 24/7? No doubt we will always have bad or evil people but how long does it take us to step up and even attempt to change it? We can say we try , but we really don't. Not to an extent that would make a difference and actually help. It's like we push all our problems to main gate an try to keep it there and pretend like they don't exist. I use to say I'm going home. But lately I don't think I can even say that anymore. I get a welcome home when I come followed by being hassled for the next 5 min for cigs beer rolling papers ... EVERYTHING. 8 gathering in the last 4 1/2 years and it feels less like home each time. Idk family. Guess that's my rant for the year. Lovin you if you're lovin me. An if you don't i love you anyway.
"The bad always drives out the good". Always. I've seen it time and time again over the decades. Why should Rainbow be any differant? Especially after seeing that loooonnnnggg thread about the use of alcohol at gatherings a couple of years ago. I always wanted to catch a gathering at some point,but changed my mind when I discovered alcohol and the usual idiotic alcoholic behaviour fell under the "do your own thing" flag. Never understood why alkys would want to attend a Rainbow gathering or why the Rainbow folks would put up with alkys.
Peace is not simply an absence of violence. Peace requires an active process of conflict resolution. We don't find peace by throwing up our hands and walking out because things aren't as we want them to be. You have to build it, and that takes hard work. Rainbow Gatherings have never been perfect. Trust me, I know! I've been stolen from, my tent's been pissed on, I've even had my clean-up camp torn down around me by some clean-up workers on a power trip. If everyone came with peace in their hearts, maybe these things wouldn't happen. But everyone is invited! Including damaged souls who resort to violence because they don't know any better. And I'm glad that they're there! If it's just people who are already peaceful circle jerking, than what's really the point? We're there to learn, and to teach. How can we bring peace to the world if we can't even interact with the violent? Is this how you treat your family? By walking out when things get tough. Try asking yourself, what is the most loving thing that I can do? How can I help to improve the situation?
not weird, over worked! sorry for the confusion. either way, folks coulda contacted me and have not. i appreciate your response. take care all, :sunny:
i would if i could. that option goes away within i dunno 24 hrs or less,,,, all's i know is i cant edit them now, but thank you for your response. :daisy:
