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sushe – Thanks for your civility! You have a great point. And I don’t have all the answers, which is EXACTLY why I am hesitant to join in on this. With Levi Aron I read the scanned paper with his confession. With molesters I do the best I can to find out details. Sometimes it is easier than others.
But, to me (and me alone), the difference is that I am clear about the murder and molestation being wrong AND about the perpetrators being roshoim. And I KNOW that DF is wrong. BUT, when it comes to damage done by a seemingly unbalanced person who doesn’t seem to ever have been on the derech to begin with, . . . well, I just don’t know what the halachos are for declaring one a rosho. I get the impression that her profile as a person may or may not disqualify her from being Rosho as opposed to a choteh. I really don’t know. That is why I am NOT defending her, I am OBSTAINING from making a declaration about something I am not qualified for. I hate her behavior, and I hate the Rosho. But I would need someone much more learned than me to tie it together.
I wish someone would actually ask the shaila, I’d love to hear the answer.