One man told a group of reporters that Reeves is a “Godly man” before walking away.
A television reporter trailed, microphone in hand. He had another question, but got no answer.
“How does a ‘Godly man,’” he asked, “pull a gun on someone in the theater and shoot him?”
The movie I posted above, The Apostle, explores the same question.
Central to a deep understanding of Christianity is the reality that "all fall short of the glory of God" -- we are all sinners in need of a savior. This is a call to a humble life of loving one's neighbor, not a license to sin. As for what drove this white suburban Navy veteran and father to kill another white suburban Navy veteran and father in front of their wives, more needs to be revealed. If I were his defense lawyer, I would have a complete medical work up to look for brain impairment.
But even if he has a brain tumor or degenerative disease, if he did it, he should have to stay in prison for the rest of his life. The best he can hope for is solitary confinement and a prison near enough for his family to visit.
By the looks of things, he is a dead man walking. And that's why they used to call it a "penitentiary" -- so people would have time to repent before they die. May he take comfort in the old saying, "One man's prison is another man's monastery."