[ifinnegan]

Where’s that picture of the rabbit with pancakes on its head.

[BRL]

Sounds like the plot of a great movie. Not enough detail for me to weigh in. But I can certainly see why this haunts you

[Talisker]

From the little you’ve told, there doesn’t seem to be anything to regret.

[MUDDOG]

'To understand, you know too soon, there's no sense in trying."

That's about right.

[combat_boots]

Write up a book/script treatment. No names.

[sparklite2]

I let this evil man die (and no, I had no involvement with his demise).

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That’s a neat trick. How can you let something happen when you are uninvolved?

[Dilbert San Diego]

You could have prevented the death of a truly evil man but chose not to? What a dilemma. Best discussed with God when the time comes.

[HarleyLady27]

As I have always believed:

When you ask God for forgiveness, it is immediately granted...from what you said, you didn’t kill this person, so I don’t see where that’s a problem...

[IronJack]

It is my belief that God is less concerned with your actions than your heart. If you did whatever you did (or didn't do) with a pure heart (not evil or unselfish motives), then I believe God will know that and judge you accordingly.

The soul-searching you have to do is to discover whether your motives were truly pure, or just cover for self-interest.

[rockrr]

When in doubt - take the shot.

[lafroste]

I notice that no one else is actually addressing the question I asked.

[Vermont Lt]

Was his name Barry?

You let him live, didn’t you. Thanks for nothing.

[Vermont Lt]

Just suppress those feelings. Keep pushing them down, until the pressure is enough to make a diamond.

[moose07]

I’ve blended my response to you with the justification I had to give to myself....
There is the possibility that you where made party to this information in order to prevent you getting involved.
If you where intended to do something then you would have been asked to.
As hard as it may be ,remember,HE is in Charge.

[onyx]

Have you started taking another new pharmaceutical?

[lacrew]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolie_Gabor

[smokingfrog]

If you were not directly responsible for the circumstances causing the man’s death, I see no reason to feel guilt about it, especially if his demise may have prevented any harm coming to others.

[B4Ranch]

I see it this way. Did you come across the knowledge of how to prevent this mans death suddenly or was it gained over a period of time. Whatever your ‘proof’ was, was it undeniably truthful. If you had spoken out, would it have involved a situation where someone could have committed perjury and created doubt your statements were false?

Did you learn about this ‘proof’ in a manner that leaves you to think that you were suppose to share it rather than conceal it? Do you think anyone else had the same ‘proof’ that you did and they withheld it also?

[mrsmith]

Some events become less clear in memory.
A mistaken view taken in excitement is not reexamined because it is too important to reexamine, and is reinforced instead.

[FredZarguna]

an evil man who richly deserved to die was also wrong, as in illegal

Deserve has nothing to do with who lives and who dies.

Wrong is neither a proper subset nor a proper superset of illegal, and God does not deal in legalities.

Was it wrong? If it was, none of us here can give you absolution. If you're a Roman Catholic, only a priest can do that, if you're truly sorry. If you're a Buddhist, only you can.