I have tried to explain this to several people during my life, and I usually get the LOOK. I am heartless and not very Christian in their minds.
Same here.
In general, IF you think about all the consequences that some folks (military or police) are putting their lives up against, then there should be some ‘rule’ existing ahead of time, and you know the amount of money to a precise degree. In that way, you aren’t heartless, and you don’t sit around arguing about the situation or consequences.
When you make up rules ‘after-the-fact’, then that’s where you start to screw up.