I read in one of the free newspapers, a novel idea of how to stop the garbage bin burnings in Charedi neighborhoods. Put pesukim with the shem of Hashem on the bins, because no one would chas v'shalom commit the aveira of destroying Hashem's name.
This is so laughable it is pathetic. Burning the bins is clearly an issur of gezela (stealing) yet for some reason that doesn't stop the burners. And yet, the issur of destroying the shem Hashem will deter people, it shows how badly out of whack our priorities are.
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This post reminds me of the (true?) story about the fellow who worked in a haredi operation, who left a container with milk for his coffee in the communal fridge. Someone was taking his milk and notes about g'neivah had no impact. One day he put a note on the container whih said "not cholov yisroel." The fellow never had a problem with anyone taking his milk.
I once felt the need to report some seriously dangerous behavior involving what looked like heavy drinking and roudy disturbing behaviors to a Rebbitzen whose husband was in charge of these boys.
She didn't seem to get a rush until I made the off-hand comment that at least they had the good sense to remove their yarmulkes when involving themselves a chillul Hashem on Shabbos no less.
Apparantely removing your yarmulke was the straw to break the camel's back. Drinking, girls, cussing me out for asking them to be quiet and not wake the baby. . . not so great. Taking off your yarmulke, criminal.
[Tongue in cheek]
While putting pesukim in the trash could work, a few explosive devices would teach the lesson a lot quicker. . . not that this is permissible. But, then again property destruction isn't either.
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