Would You Shoot 2 Men to Protect Your Neighbor's Property?

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

I don't know if I feel sympathy, exactly...

He shot them in the back. They were running away. I just don't think property or objects are worth a human life, even if that human is stealing it.

Nor do I. I think the shooter was guilty of a crime. But I don't value all human life equally, so I won't be crying into my hanky over these two. It's too bad that things like this happen, but the world is a beautiful place with a lot of bad it. A family bicycling in their neighborhood was mowed down and killed by a drunk driver in L.A. the other day (a la 21 Grams). As news stories go, that one pulls my heartstrings significantly more.

Hard times can explain certain actions, sure, but it shouldn't excuse it. There are plenty of people who have it rough and behave better. When everything falls to ****, some people are at their best and some are at their worst. It all comes down to the choices we make, and in this case three people chose poorly, and the legal system seems to have decided poorly.