The man’s phone sat in the middle of his desk, surrounded by a mess of papers, coffee cups, and other detritus. The wallpaper on the phone was a photo of a smiling toddler, the man’s new son.
The man had remarried last year, and his new wife had brought her son from a previous relationship into the marriage. The man’s first wife had divorced him after he had been violent towards her, and he was now looking for a third wife.
The man’s colleagues were aware of his past and were concerned about the toddler’s safety. They had heard rumors that the man was still violent, and they worried that he might hurt the child.
One day, one of the man’s colleagues found a photo on the man’s phone of him holding the toddler by the arm in a way that looked threatening. The colleague showed the photo to the other colleagues, and they were all shocked.
They decided to confront the man about the photo. They told him that they were worried about the toddler’s safety, and they asked him to promise that he would never hurt the child.
The man denied that he had ever hurt the child, but he agreed to promise that he would never do so. The colleagues were still worried, but they decided to trust the man’s word.
However, a few weeks later, the colleague who had found the photo saw the man again holding the toddler by the arm in a threatening way. This time, the colleague called the police.
The police arrived and arrested the man. They charged him with child abuse, and he was later convicted and sentenced to prison.
The toddler was placed in the care of his mother, and he was safe. The man’s colleagues were relieved that the child had been rescued, and they were glad that they had taken action to protect him.
The story illustrates the importance of the mutual transition between conceptual and realistic threats. In this case, the conceptual threat of the man’s violence was transformed into a realistic threat when the colleague found the photo of him holding the toddler by the arm. This led to the man’s arrest and conviction, and the child was saved.
The story also shows the importance of vigilance and action in the face of threats. The colleagues were right to be concerned about the toddler’s safety, and they were brave to confront the man about the photo. Their actions helped to protect the child and bring the man to justice.
— hiro (@hiro_osaka_jp) July 21, 2023
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