Comments on Becky's T-Blog: Signs

As you say, even if there was no other of his ilk,...

2009-03-20T22:55:00.000Z

As you say, even if there was no other of his ilk, there are so many other evils...

I just finished speaking to a friend in Colorado, an ICU nurse of almost 20 years now. He is livid after burying the 29 year old daugther of a neighbor, a mother of two, turned away from his hospital with a broken ankle because they weren't accepting any more patients who didn't have insurance. It took her 3 weeks to find a doctor who would treat her; by the time he saw her she had clotting; the doctor did outpatient surgery and sent her home though she had major bruising and had trouble breathing. At 3AM her father called my friend because she wasn't breathing...a clot had gone to her lungs and killed her...

His is the one hospital in Colorado the uninsured are supposed to be able to go to, no matter what...

alan

I cannot comprehend what makes people do such thin...

2009-03-19T22:00:00.000Z

I cannot comprehend what makes people do such things to one another. What ever they get out of it can only give them a hollow short term sense of gain.
They drain all the joy out of the world for everyone.
I think I need a hug now. :o(

I have trouble believing in an objective evil. Mos...

2009-03-19T21:24:00.000Z

I have trouble believing in an objective evil. Most of the things we label as "evil" are caused by greed, ignorance or negligence (I lump bigotry in with ignorance).

Unfortunately this means Fritzl is a complete conundrum. I cannot work out what sane thought processes could have led him to commit these awful, awful acts.

In fact I don't really want to think about it too hard or I will get upset :(