I don’t agree with his actions, but I can’t blame him. Suppose a deadly disease was sweeping the US, and you’d contracted it, but the only hope of treatment was to make it into Canada. Would you do it? Would you hop the next flight to Toronto or Vancouver in hopes of overturning your death sentence?
I would not knowingly expose other people to Ebola. I would take an overdose of pain meds washed down with a single batch bourbon.
I’ve heard this “I can’t blame him” so many times lately. I can. He chose to basically murder any number of people to just possibly save himself.
Many here, who have never had a choice like that to make, will tell you that they are so dang principled that they would surely forfeit their own life to keep from endangering others. I would like to think I would care about everyone else, but haven't had to work under that situation.