"Mordechai T. Abzug" <morty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article
> <48cb3f9b-0f40-4542-9e04-334fe442f790@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> "Shomeret " <JDChronicler@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> spake thusly:
>
>> 1)Do you think Roszca was sincere when he claimed not to remember
>> having killed Tessa? Could he have said that out of desperation in
>> order to save his life?
>
> Sure seemed to be sincere. The excuse he gave, i.e. that he was on
> drugs at the time, seems plausible to me.
>
>> 5) Do you think Roszca had changed in the two years since he killed
>> Tessa? Was Richie doing the right thing by sparing Roszca?
>
> If Roszca is no longer a druggie, then he has changed. Killing him
> would do no good.
in other words, he should take no responsibility for past acts and should
be
exempt from punishment.
in my mispent catholic youth I was taught that God will forgive all sins
if
you are sincere in your contrition. however you were also obligated to
accept just punishment from civil authorites for those sins if they were
also crimes. in other words, a robber cannot be forgiven if he does not
make
restitution and a murderer cannot be forgiven if he does not accept the
just
punishment of civil authorities.
I'm reluctant to accept that murderers should get a pass just because they
"changed" their life.
Chuck
http://www.ahobbitstale.info
..
>
> - Morty
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