Posted on 02/22/2005 10:09:10 AM PST by Dubya
That piece of info certainly changes things a lot. Maybe her judgment was only half as bad.
dang, I go to lunch, come back and we have all sorts of opinions on this whole case.
The bottom line, the jerk killed 3.... the unborn, the mother and the child. He is to blame.... and only him.
I do not think that this is a men/women deal it is about an angry heart. It is about hate. It is about a spur of the moment very very bad choice. He should get the Death Penalty and I am deeply saddened by the whole incident.
However, it is apparant that so many opinions on this thread think to blame the lady. That is nuts!
To follow your logic:
If I (a woman)was hitchhiking (exhibiting poor judgment)and allowed myself to climb into a car with a nice enough looking man--hapless, benign entity--and he proceded to murder me, I would be to blame?
You just expressed them better!
You do not know who I am or anything about me and I am not inclined to tell you except that I am not yellowdoghunter.
No, but you would have shown very poor judgement!
sundero
So tell us. Ever been married? Still married? Have any kids?
Okay, MSNBC reporting that they have found two bodies.
The guy has confessed; he said somebody dropped him off near her house and they were having a "discussion" about him leaving his new wife; it turned into an argument; she kicked him, he hit her in the face and her nose started bleeding, and the fight escalated. He smothered her -- the child came into the room and saw what was going on and he smothered him, too.
When the Apostle Paul warned against judging others, he was speaking of the hypocrisy of condemning others for the sins they themselves were guilty of. I know that I, in my life, have made many errors in judgment. I have thus reaped the consequences of my foolishness and live with the results daily.
I also know and believe that in the world to come I have another role to play: 1 Corinthians 6:2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
I do not "condemn" those who have posted unkind and thoughtless words here today. I would only like to remind them that they, themselves, are not blameless in life, and that they should therefore use discretion in the words they use in the comdemning of this poor victim of violence.
pattyjo
["Please, if these people are "Christians" I'll eat my hat."
I completely agree with that. There is a great divide between people who are religious, and people who are Christians. Two totally seperate things. Extremely easy to tell the difference between them.]
Oh goodness.
sundero
Thank you, brytlea
I never blamed the woman, where is that coming from? Yes, if you are hitching and the worse happens, well....one can be a fool and die before their time.
How in the hell is this mother to blame for what happened to her? She raised one son, she was a co-owner in a business, she owned her own home, she own a SUV.
Everyone loved her and her son or did you not read thge article?
Thanks. I wonder how the person who gave him a ride feels?
I'll admit I have one really big weakness...my son.
If anyone killed him, forgiveness is not possible, and I would have no control over my actions. The cycle of violence would continue.
When did I blame the mother? And when does owning a SUV make you a saint?
As should we all. You cannot tell someone what they did is wrong without first judging if it is or not.
sundero
All of these posts stating that "if only she made better choices" or "if only she had better judgment" or "if only she didn't sleep with every man who came down the pike" are all non sequitors.
My neighbor's toddler would still be alive today "if only he checked under the bumper of the car before starting down the driveway."
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