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Gina:
Rick,
I put up the link because I thought it was a beautiful story. There was no crime because the cop paid for the 3 (3!) eggs.
But you think the grandma should be thrown in jail at a cost of at least $40 a day to house her (how much did those 3 eggs cost?).
And you also think the cop should be promptly fired for paying for the eggs and not throwing her in jail, for which the state would potentially have a major unemployment lawsuit on their hands, costing taxpayers how many tens of thousands of dollars? In addition to the money it would have cost to jail the grandmother for however many days in addition to possibly having to place the children in foster care, at an additional cost to taxpayers? I mean, who do think pays for all this stuff, Rick? The tooth fairy?
I hope you're not in the banking business, either. You really do scare me.
I think the cop took the most cost-effective, compassionate approach. Maybe it even sent a message to other hotheaded, overworked cops to take a friggin' chill pill!
In closing: I will not get into with you over something so petty because I can discern that you are the type who gets off on this sort of thing. And I will not be contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Out of one side of your mouth you say "fire him! throw her in jail!" And out of the other you say, "Compassion, forgiveness, beautiful."
But I won't hold that against you.
Rick, I'm warning you: I could cut you down so far you would wish you never met me. Ask anybody here, but I do not want to go that route, so let's drop it before an argument breaks out. I would prefer to be the bigger person and take the high road. If you want I can delete the entire thread? Because I don't want to be contributing to your further downfall.
i-Bob, it's no big deal. If it's all the same to you, maybe you and Rick could discuss this via PM?
rick:
If no crime was committed why were the police called or did the officer just happen to show up?
After reading your last reply I think its best we stop any further communication between we two.
Have a nice day and God bless you Gina . :)
lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: Gina on December 19, 2014, 12:42:25 AM ---Rick,
I put up the link because I thought it was a beautiful story. There was no crime because the cop paid for the 3 (3!) eggs.
But you think the grandma should be thrown in jail at a cost of at least $40 a day to house her (how much did those 3 eggs cost?).
And you also think the cop should be promptly fired for paying for the eggs and not throwing her in jail, for which the state would potentially have a major unemployment lawsuit on their hands, costing taxpayers how many tens of thousands of dollars? In addition to the money it would have cost to jail the grandmother for however many days in addition to possibly having to place the children in foster care, at an additional cost to taxpayers? I mean, who do think pays for all this stuff, Rick? The tooth fairy?
I hope you're not in the banking business, either. You really do scare me.
I think the cop took the most cost-effective, compassionate approach. Maybe it even sent a message to other hotheaded, overworked cops to take friggin' take a chill pill!
In closing: I will not get into with you over something so petty because I can discern that you are the type who gets off on this sort of thing. And I will not be contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Out of one side of your mouth you say "fire him! throw her in jail!" And out of the other you say, "Compassion, forgiveness, beautiful."
But I won't hold that against you.
Rick, I'm warning you: I could cut you down so far you would wish you never met me. Ask anybody here, but I do not want to go that route, so let's drop it before an argument breaks out. I would prefer to be the bigger person and take the high road. If you want I can delete the entire thread? Because I don't want to be contributing to your further downfall.
i-Bob, it's no big deal. If it's all the same to you, maybe you and Rick could discuss this via PM?
--- End quote ---
Gina, you seem to be sowing discord over a political matter which has no place on these forums even if in the off topic section. Rick's post was spot on. If you find offense or reason to fear Rick then there is something else going on here that is beyond Rick's control or the post he made.
If you break the law then you should expect to be dealt with accordingly. When you break God's law, you are also judged and punished accordingly. A few stripes or many. Nevertheless, there are consequences. We are to be subject to the powers that be for they are ordained by God. In resisting those powers we are resisting God's plan and declaring Him unfit as our King through our lack of faith and trust in what He is doing.
Please take any and all politically charged topics to another forum. They are not welcome here and serve only to sow discord amongst brethren. They are not profitable for the growth of the body and this thread is a perfect example of that.
In Christ,
Alex
wat:
I don't know if you saw the article or if it was deleted before you could read it, Alex, but I don't think Rick's post was spot on.
Here's the article in case you missed it. http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/12/tarrant_police_officer_deliver.html
It's a very small crime, stealing a few eggs to feed her kids. Rick's pronouncing some pretty large judgments on the woman and officer, to be thrown in jail and fired.
It reminds me of the parable in Matthew 18. A servant is in debt for 10,000 talents to his master and can't pay. The master is going to sell the servant, his wife and kids and all they own so that payment can be made. The servant pleads for patience and he will pay everything. The master has pity and releases the servant and forgives his debt. Kind of like the police officer forgiving the woman and then buying her the food. True, the woman did commit a crime, as did the servant by not paying, but both were forgiven.
Then the servant goes to one of his fellow servants for a much smaller debt to be payed. When the fellow servant can't pay, he has him thrown in jail, kind of like Rick saying the woman should be thrown in jail.
I think Gina is the one who's spot on, though I think she came on too strong at the end. I have nothing against Rick, I think he's a fine person who's grown a lot since he's been here.
Gina:
I just thought it was a beautiful story. I had no intention of sowing discord. I don't think I came on too strong. I could have come on a lot stronger, but then I'd only embarrass myself and everyone here. The truth is, I was actually restraining my lips, but I had to vent --just like we all do from time to time. Rick was tempting me to succumb to my flesh and I fell. I'm sorry. I believe Rick actually owes me an apology for making me fall like that, but far be it from me to grab him by the throat and make him give me one.
I really only wanted to post what I thought was a beautiful story. But I deleted it because it was sowing discord.
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