SUP You beautiful bastards Hope your having a fantastic Thursday welcome back to the Philip DeFranco show and let's just jump into it
And the first thing we should talk about today is Iraq and Shima Kasim Shima if you don't know is Miss Iraq 2015
She has a large following on Instagram with
2.7 million followers and the unfortunate part of that is that's put her in the spotlight in a country where religious violence is still prevalent
Kasim is considered westernized meaning she often dresses more akin to European and American women
She doesn't wear the hijab or other modest clothing by the standards of the region because of this
She has received a ton of hate online some messages in post
Criticizing her for her modesty and others just saying you will die and some post recently seemingly got so bad that she ended up having
To disable comments flat-out and as fast Sunday
She had a live stream where she made it clear that she actually fears for her life
Noting that women who have been famous in Iraq have been slaughtered like chickens
She also mentions that she has received death threats via text message one simply saying you're next as far as well
How do you know for sure?
that's a death threat cassini wouldn't be the first quote-unquote westernized woman in Iraq to face this problem and one of those notable women is
Someone could seem crazed in her live stream as a martyr by the name of Torah 4's Flores was a model
She's a former Miss Baghdad with a big following as well on Instagram with 2.8 million followers. Just last week
She was gunned down by two motorcyclists in baghdad while sitting at a stop in her car. This reportedly happened in broad daylight
So Ferraz is deaf, Kasim
experienced it hits on this issue in the country of women being increasingly target regarding far as most people believe it's because of how she
Dressed her refreshen and maybe some hints of sectarian violence as she was a Christian
Also, reportedly, she had only been there for a short period of time and before her death
she reportedly received similar messages to those that Kasim has received her death also sparked a ton of
Controversy when a famous journalist for the state-run Aliotti a TV station commented on her killing and tweeted
it's just a whore that got killed and he eventually ended up deleting that tweet after major backlash and his employer condemned the vulgarity of
The tweet but for many had highlighted that the killings are accepted by some and also this 22 year olds death is just the tip
of the iceberg just days before her death Saad al aliy a female human rights activist was shot in the city of Misrata and before
That you had her fief alius area plastic surgeon at the Barbie clinic died
And so did Raja Al Hassan a beauty expert reportedly
both of them died via unusual
Circumstances in their homes both also in the same social circles as far as even had the Prime Minister
Hi Adia
Al Abadi even suggesting that there's an organized effort behind these deaths
Suggesting specifically that there is a plan behind these crimes and ordering an investigation and add water founder of the human rights group rocki
Allamal Association said the murders appear to be threatening messages sent to activists in particular but also to the whole of society
Having attacking women who are public figures is a bid to force them to shut themselves away at home
So that's where we are right now with the situation
I think it is a situation that needs more light cast on it but also with a situation like this
I wanted to pass the question off to you of what would you do if you were hurt if some calling for Kasim to leave?
Iraq for her own safety, whereas others have praised her for being who she is. They're saying that's how you truly change the culture
I'm really interested and want you if you were in that position what you would do now
Let's talk about better help the online counseling service which Fortran full transparency
I'm not sure how familiar you are with these videos or the business side of things that we've talked about with my company on DeFranco
Elite, but our help has been a sponsor of our videos
We've even partnered with them at a company level to help them with other sponsorships with other youtubers also
And it's not just a stick from a sponsor read. It is a service. I personally use a service
I personally love in addition to recommending and in sponsored videos
I recommend it to friends and family, especially friends and family that are like oh
I don't have the time to talk to someone and so with all of that kind of explained from the get-go
That's why I was so taken aback yesterday when all of a sudden there was this wave of claims
That better help was a scam and looking into it it mainly appears that these claims are coming from kind of these these two things
That are being connected one
there are places where there are a lot of reviews from people that weren't happy with the service or the counselors that they had or
For a variety of other reasons and two you had people calling into question
Certain parts of better helps terms and conditions and those parts hit on things like well
We may try to do so from time to time in our sole discretion you acknowledge
We do not represent to verify and do not guarantee the verification of the skills degrees qualifications licensure certification
Credentials competence or background of any counselor? It is your responsibility to conduct independent verification regarding any counselor that provides you with counselor services
Whether through the platform or not
and we strongly recommend that you will conduct this verification prior to communicating with any counselor through the platform and on a continuous basis as
You use the platform, right? And so from that Terms of Service. There's this question that pops up of okay
Are you just allowing? Anyone to say that? They're a counselor, right?
Because that language is concerning and is completely alien to my understanding of how they go and vet these people so from here
I then reached out to our contact at better help we ended up being connected with the founder of better help alone, Matassa
he gave me a statement where at one point he talked about the terms and
conditions and questions say terms and conditions document typically provides the legalese that defines the extent of liability and mitigates legal risks associated with such
Platforms we will be revising the terms and conditions document. So it more closely matches the vetting process
We currently conduct and regarding that current vetting process
He said we have a whole team that make sure every provider we bring to the platform is fully licensed and in good standing providers
Who apply are required to provide proper licensure documentation proof of identity and references from other licensed practitioners who have worked with them?
We then cross-check their licensure
Information with a respective state licensing board additionally our vetting process for each provider which typically takes four to five weeks goes well beyond checking
Credential each potential provider needs to complete a case study exam by a licensed clinician and a video interview the result of this rigorous process
is that only about
15% of the therapists who apply to work through better help or accept it to the platform then adding that on top of all of
that we also show the full licensing information for each provider to make it easier for users to do their own due diligence on their
counselor it's a seemingly the TLDR of that statement as the founder saying we
Acknowledge that we need to revise our terms and conditions the way that the legal wording was put into place was to limit liability
But we do that these people also on top of this metallically said we're welcome to go to our provider directory better help
calm slash counselors and see the credentials and licensing information of each one of our providers and also on top of all of that they
have invited me to their offices to see their processes and procedures with all that said even though I personally
Trust them. I've had a fantastic experience myself moving forward. I'm going to be putting a temporary
Hold on future better help sponsorships this until one they reword their terms and conditions
Which they said that they will and they they really need I understand the concern
They're like I looked at the site of one of their competitors and they have that some of that same distancing language
but it also says that they put in a lot of work that needs to be made a parent and I also do need to
Go there and see what they are actually doing and how they actually do and I mean getting them to address the term the conditions
the vetting process also the other complaints and criticisms of the service overall and also on that note specifically I
requested and they
Accepted for me to either bring a journalist with me or to have one come in addition to me and I think that's an important
Part because I am aware that because of my relationship and partnership with better health
There's no way that's everyone it can seem
Unbiased when I go there and so today and all of this of course is still developing
I reached out to a journalist that covered the
Controversy around better help and invited them to come with me or in addition to is it that they're interested?
And hopefully we can arrange for something sooner rather than later
ultimately that is where we are right now understand I take the situation very
Seriously, and I will keep you up to date as things develop then and you're weird
But interesting headline of the day Houston votes to ban sex robot brothel from open and according to reports the City Council vote was unanimous
regarding this so-called brothel you had the mayor of
Houston say it's not the sort of business that we advertise for or we seek to attract or quite frankly from my point of view
The sort of business that I want in the city of Houston also adding look I'm not trying to be the moral police
But I am charged with the health and safety of the people in our city and I do want to make sure that an ordinance
That came into existence in the 1990s is applicable to things that are taking place today
Also people like beau Abdullah the founder of love people not pixels saying I don't think anybody is out to protect robots
We all see the connection to the devaluation
And the abuse and the exploitation of women and that's really what we're after but on the other side of it you a the owner
Of kinky dolls saying we're here to prevent human trafficking
We are actually considering to donate a portion of our business to help fight human trafficking and prostitution
Which is an issue for many many years. Now that said looking further into the story
It appears that sex robots themselves are not being banned
But the ordinance ends up banning the try it before you buy it business model aka a brothel type mind
It was such a weird story
But I also thought there might be an interesting debate there over what you think right whether we think that it is strange or not
Is this something that should be banned if a grown person?
Making a choice about what they're doing with their life in a private setting. It's a situation with a sex doll robot
So, is that really?
Prostitution and I really love to know your thoughts on this one because why would not be super pumped to be right next to this
Place me well, it's not a place
I would actively go to it does seem like a place. That is harmless
But that said that is my personal take away from it, and I passed the question off to you
What are your thoughts see and now let's talk about this horrible story coming out of Florence County
South Carolina yesterday at around 4:00 p.m
Sheriff's there attempted to execute a search warrant on a residence that warrant was reportedly related to allegations at a 27 year old that lived
there had sexually assaulted a minor that was a foster child in the house when the sheriff's arrived instead of
Cooperating a man who has now been identified as 74 year old Frederick Hopkins
Barricaded himself inside with an unspecified number of children and opened fire poorly as other officers arrived to assist the suspect continued to fire hitting
seven officers total also due to position of the shooter officers were unable to get to the injured without putting themselves in the line of
Fire reportedly thanks to a Mine Resistant Ambush for acted or MRAP vehicle
They were able to retrieve the officers that had been shot after what ended up being a two hour
Standoff Hopkins ended up speaking with a negotiator and was taken into custody also regarding Hopkins
He was then taken to the hospital with a head wound reportedly from a fall there also reports that at least one civilian was injured
A 20 year old man inside of the house who was shot and taken to the hospital
But as of right now his condition is unknown
And as far as the police officer is one of the officers who is shot Terrence caraway
He reportedly died of his injuries on the way to the hospital. He was a 30-year veteran of the force
He was named Officer of the Year in 2004
Also among the injured you had three Florence City police officers and three other County deputies two of those police officers have reportedly been released
From the hospital and one is in serious but stable condition as far as the deputy is condition right now
We don't have new updates. So that's that during last night's press conference. We had Florence police
Chief Allen Heidler speaking of the officers bravery. These officers are my family
We will take care of them and we will take care of their
Loved ones, but I want you to please
pray for these officers and their speedy recovery pray for the family who lost
The bravest police officer that I have ever known
we also had South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster tweeting about the shooting saying this is simply
Devastating news from Florence a selfless acts of bravery from the men and women in law enforcement is real just like the power of prayer
Is real Peggy and I ask that you pray for them pray for their recovery pray for their families
and pray for all of Florence
We also saw President Trump tweeting about the incident saying my thoughts and prayers are with the Florence County Sheriff's Office and the Florence Police
Department tonight in South Carolina, we are forever grateful for what our law enforcement officers do 24/7 365 and for me today
I felt like this was an important story to talk about not only because of the actual loss of life and the injury here
But even the way our new cycle works, especially around stories that involve let's say police shootings. It's very easy to dehumanize the police
it's very easy to forget that these are people and how
Dangerous their job is they likely thought that this was just going to be a routine search warrant and all of a sudden you have
Injured and dead. I know for many online
It's become kind of this usual thing that people kind of scoff at thoughts and prayers
But what I really do want to end this story on obviously my thoughts and my heart goes out to all of those affected
But I also just want to say thank you
Thank you to the good men women that put their lives on the line for us for their community
I like pretty much everyone else that is not in law enforcement
I am commenting from the sidelines and I cannot imagine what goes into your job
So thank you my heart breaks for you here. And that's where I'm gonna end this one today
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