[longfellowsmuse]

would you enter? or would you stand there for eternity wondering?

I speak for nobody but myself and my original point was only that the loss of his life by his own doing is a tragedy too. If you read through my posts I have never assumed that forgiveness was mine to grant either and I speak only for myself, I have never claimed otherwise.

Anger, hate and vengeance can’t bring back that little boy or the other people who were killed, nor will it heal the maimed.

[going hot]

If there truly is a hell, I would think there is a reason for it's existence. If so, then I see justification for placing scumbags of that caliber in that very place. That being said, I do not expect such people to be at the side of the Lord if and when I lay eyes on him. The question is moot.

Regards bringing victims back, true, no amount of anger, vengeance etc. will do so, however, neither will a bushel full of forgiveness.

Properly directed anger will however, quell the thirst of many a father.

Properly directed vengeance to the source will in fact reduce and delay additional incidents of this type.

Murder of innocents singly or en mass has no place, period. Perps need to eliminated as they are identified.