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Originally Posted by Mike Williamson
The difference between the two is that the driver's actions were most likely the result of negligence...The intent surely was not to harm anyone. The shooter certainly did intend to harm, possibly to kill. The response is way out of whack to the driver's offense.
You say you wouldn't shoot anyone, in this scenario. If you'd be willing to shoot anyone for any reason other than to protect your family or yourself from harm, you need serious prayer. This is most definitely a Christlike mindset.
If someone I loved were killed by another driver's negligence, I'd surely be angry...I may even wish them harm...but I'd be wrong. Let's turn it around...if my loved one were negligent and killed or hurt someone, would I agree that it would be justified for them to be shot? Many years ago, I pulled out and hit another car. I was negligent. Should I have been shot?
Getting fed up and shooting someone isn't justified in any rational person's mind. Should we all go around shooting people who anger us? Do things we don't like? Again, this certainly isn't a Christlike mindset.
Sounds to me like there's way too much of you in control and not enough of Jesus.
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Wow!
For the umpteenth time, I say again:
SHOOTING THE NEGLIGENT DRIVER IS NOT WHAT I WOULD DO!
How am I reflecting an un-Christlike mindset in being empathetic to the shooter?
The idiot driver showed extreme indifference to human life when he drove off from what he did, without ensuring safety.
He didn't even call 911 for the victim(s) of his "negligence."
But he sure called 911 after he was shot!!! Hmmmmm.
When you had your accident, I bet your response was different. If so, you're probably not an idiot driver!
One of my original assertions in this thread is that most of the time, idiot drivers drive idiotically most of the time.
If there is a pattern of the idiotic reflected in his driver's record, when does it stop being "negligent"?
Killing is not something to be taken lightly at all, but sometimes it is necessary.
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