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To: rlmorel

“A good person who did a bad thing” is by definition no longer a good peson.


10 posted on 01/29/2013 4:18:56 PM PST by ArmyTeach ( Videteco eos prius (See 'em first) Sculpin 191)
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To: ArmyTeach

I might disagree...in my opinion, there ARE basically good people who did bad things in their lives, and spend a good deal of time and energy trying to make amends for it.

One of Admiral Chester Nimitz’s favorite sayings was “Every dog deserves a second bite...” which he likely gained a fondness for because he ran a ship aground as a young naval officer, but got a second chance. (That is 99.99% a career-killer for ship captains)

But I think we can agree the chance for a “second bite” and a chance at earthy redemption as a “good person” to a hinges to a very large degree on what was actually done.

We can agree getting a speeding ticket does allow you that, and mass murder with cannibalisim doesn’t, but where do we draw the line in between? My gut tells me this doesn’t apply. This was just mean visciousness.


31 posted on 01/30/2013 6:38:48 AM PST by rlmorel (1793 French Jacobins and 2012 American Liberals have a lot in common.)
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