By profession and calling, I try to look for the best, but expect the worst from people, and am rarely surprised. I'm mostly saddened that the Urban Gang 'No Snitch' Culture has apparently penetrated so deeply into the shooting and hunting fraternity. And 'proof texting' God's Word, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her" is used as justification for ignoring or enabling bad behaviour (sin.) Please read on to John 8:11 where Jesus told the lady to "leave your life of sin."
So what would YOU do given these senarios?:
1. You're at a gun show, notice an unattended table, and see a guy slip a Colt SAA into his satchel. Friend of the owner? His gun? Do you 'have all the facts?' Take it upon yourself to 'investigate' or let those with the power and authority to do so figure it out?
2. Your neighbor on meth has two dogs chained in the backyard without shelter, water or food?
3. You witness a woman hit her 7 year old with a closed fist in the aisle of Wal-Mart?
4. You're concerned about inappropriate touching by a deacon in the church day care?
5. This one is like a thousand time different but IT HAPPENS. Your favorite niece, 12 years old, daughter of your drug addict sister, calls you from 5 states away because mom's new boyfriend told her he want to have sex with her. Call the authorities? Drive over and shoot the guy?
My goodness, compared with what I see every day, shooting bats is pretty meaningless. And each of us gets to decide where we draw the line past which we'll intervene (actually law enforcement, teachers, and medical workers have a legal 'duty to report' abuse or neglect of children and elderly.)
Jeff: I haven't lost a minute of sleep over this, and you shouldn't either.
Can we go back to talking about doubleguns now?
Last edited by revdocdrew; 09/22/07 09:39 AM.
