Pity for Bank Robbers?
So, do you pity the bank robber? Do you feel sorry for the bank robber not getting to see his children after he goes to jail? What about the rapist or the murderer? Do you feel bad knowing that the child rapist doesn’t get to see his own children because he’s in jail? Do you read lots of stories in the news about these criminals and interviews with their family about how scared the family is when the bank robber gets arrested?
I don’t. So I wonder why the press always gets SO upset when other types of criminals get arrested for breaking the law. Imagine reading about the raid on the bank robber’s home: “I was crying the whole time. I didn’t know what to do.” Wouldn’t that be sad, to read that the bank robbers were crying because they were caught breaking the law? You don’t often see news stories with interviews with the relatives of the bank robbers crying: “There was no communication, an immediate loss of any kind of news and a lack of understanding of what’s happening to their loved ones.”
Know what? They’re criminals. And they KNOW they’re criminals. It’s not like they’re minding their own business. They are stealing. They are openly and knowingly breaking the law. So know what? I don’t have a lot of pity on them. Actions have reactions. If you don’t want your family to be separated, here’s a tip: DON’T BREAK THE LAW unless you’re willing to have that happen to you.
Of course, I’m not claiming that everyone should blindly follow the law. I break the law often. But if I get caught, I’m willing to put up with the consequences and I’m not going to whine to the media — and you can bet the media isn’t going to have any pity on me — because I’m not a female or a minority.
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