tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794529226190925993.post4636879911212339428..comments2021-04-09T03:22:00.447-04:00Comments on The Maryland Crustacean: A Murderer and a BlasphemerThe Maryland Crustaceanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18309250912148013290noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794529226190925993.post-31420526047316173412011-05-05T21:41:41.446-04:002011-05-05T21:41:41.446-04:00It's a good question Leo and I don't know ...It's a good question Leo and I don't know the answer.<br /><br />I only wished they had encased him in a coffin stuffed with pig entrails and blood.<br /><br />THAT would have been the cherry on the sundae.J Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746127431922685446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794529226190925993.post-56344061567717095872011-05-03T00:06:24.704-04:002011-05-03T00:06:24.704-04:00My 10-year-old son looked very thoughtful when he ...My 10-year-old son looked very thoughtful when he told me, smiling, that Bin Laden's dead. He looked thoughtful and more than a little serious when I told him it was necessary, but no good came from this. I'll be explaining to him that God "causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous" (Mat 5:45) and reminding him that "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" and that includes bad guys. But a quote from Ghandi came to mind first and I explained a little of it to him: "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary. The evil it does is permanent" I may have that on my mind because there are times I don't object to violence - I've been violent, hunted bad guys, herded them to their death. I used to say the best way to neutralize an enemy is to make him your friend; but I learned in the Gulf of Sidre that sometimes you have to bomb his city or hose him with automatic weapons fire. I still see there are times when leaders must employ violence to keep the majority of their people safe, but it's the saddest option, and no cause for jubilation, like you said Crab Man.John Paradisonoreply@blogger.com