If he was, he had a right to defend himself.
If he was not assaulted, there is now sufficient public scrutiny to investigate the matter and make him pay the price.
Many people assume that a police officer can never be held liable for not aiding a member of the public. This is not strictly true.
If someone is worried more about his truck than his life, then he should probably have car insurance. And his misplaced priorities do not absolve third parties from the moral obligation of helping someone who is in danger.
There is much talk of what an exemplary Christian the dead man was. He may have been.
But there is also the notion of not treasuring material goods above more substantial ones, of turning the other cheek, of submitting to lawful authority in all things but sin, etc.
Well taken, wideawake. Thank you for your thoughts. Perhaps someday we will know the circumstances.
Gwjack
“Perhaps...,” “If..., “If...,” are the operative words repeatedly used on comments on this thread. And, they are the key to the truth. If, you believe them.
So if you were to push me I have the right to kill you?