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No, she knocked on his front door. The reporter stated that she also admitted to going around and trying to break in the back.

Some people aren’t used to hurricanes or do assume it won’t be that bad. Yes, that’s her fault for not taking precautions and even driving in the middle of a bad storm. Okay, I appreciate you trying to be even handed by assessing some blame to her. I still have to judge that it goes beyond that. She was responsible for those two kids. If there was any possible chance they might get caught in a terible situation, it was her duty to avoid it at all cost. I don't think you can make a rather casual comment that, "Okay, she screwed up, but it was his fault." And that is seemingly where you're headed here.

Someone fighting for their life and that of their two small children knocks on your front door and you turn them away? This hurricane was at it's zenith, and this guy didn't know how much worse it was going to get. Does he drop his family and immediately adopt her's, ignoring the safety of his own family? This guy had no assurance his own home would be safe more than a few minutes longer. Where's his duty to his own? He doesn't have any? I think you know better than that.

God have mercy on his soul. I hope God has mercy on all their souls. That mom is going to need it, because in the end, she cost those two kids their lives. The man did not.

If you don’t live in an area effected by hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, or any natural disaster, lucky for you. Try having a little compassion for those that do. Having compassion is not the same as shifting blame away from people if they ignore warnings and get themselves and their children in so much trouble that not they or anyone one else can get them out of it.

That guy shown on the camera was skin and bones. He wasn't some burly herculean spicimen. He would have had to go out in hurricane force winds, swim out in very cold water, and fight the elements to rescue kids that may not have even been still holding on by the time the mother went to the front door. We would all like to make decisions for this guy, but we don't know the total picture. He almost looked like he had been suffering from an illness. We have to assume to much, to convict this guy. Perhaps you would have taken a different approach. Does that mean that you would have to have been evil if you hadn't? I don't think so.

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/01/tonight-on-ac360-bodies-of-missing-boys-found-mothers-plea-for-help-when-sandy-hit-rejected/?hpt=ac_bn5

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/01/two-sons-ripped-from-mothers-arms-in-storm/?hpt=ac_bn3

If someone refuses to open a door to a mother and two small children in a matter of life and death, that person is a cold hearted bastard.

If you think that’s appropriate human behavior, may God have mercy on your lost soul.

Excellent, thoughtful posts D-1!