ATM Bombing!

[Guest LadyC]

It isn't appropriate to laugh at the fact that someone killed himself - but it is amazing that people continually try to do the most outlandish things to get money or other things they feel they must have. I read not too long ago about a man being trapped for hours in a chimney (it wasn't Santa) as he tried to break into a home.

LOL now that's funny! reminds me of the chimney song by the bob river's band...

There's something stuck up in the chimney

And I don't know what it is,

But it's been there all night long.

Well, I waited up for Santa all Christmas night

But he never came and it don't seem right.

And there's something in the chimney

And it doesn't make a sound,

But I wish you Merry Christmas.

(google it if you want to read more... it's a hilarious song!)

[Fez]

so is it appropriate to laugh at the atm bomber who was blown to smithereens?

But you gotta wonder what his last thought was......

And not to be to PC, I think the whole situation was funny, nope, hilarious

I mean think about it. He stole the explosives, he made the detonator, he placed the explosives, he connected the wires, he did the double back flip with a half pike into the road......

Sorry, yep, definitely funny.......

[MorningGlory]

so is it appropriate to laugh at the atm bomber who was blown to smithereens?

But you gotta wonder what his last thought was......

And not to be to PC, I think the whole situation was funny, nope, hilarious

I mean think about it. He stole the explosives, he made the detonator, he placed the explosives, he connected the wires, he did the double back flip with a half pike into the road......

Sorry, yep, definitely funny.......

Fez! You have to at least feel compassion for him because he was born that stupid.

[Believer1997]

so is it appropriate to laugh at the atm bomber who was blown to smithereens?

But you gotta wonder what his last thought was......

And not to be to PC, I think the whole situation was funny, nope, hilarious

I mean think about it. He stole the explosives, he made the detonator, he placed the explosives, he connected the wires, he did the double back flip with a half pike into the road......

Sorry, yep, definitely funny.......

Fez! You have to at least feel compassion for him because he was born that stupid.

I pray for tolerance and understanding .... a lot! I find that the older I get, the less tolerance I have for stupidity, deliberate cruelty and arrogance. Do other Christians struggle with this? This guy that did this thing with the ATM... I have a hard time finding any compassion for people who do things like this. and that makes me feel bad - I know I should be more compassionate.

[Guest LadyC]

in the words of a very funny man....

ya can't fix stupid!

[Guest man]

I pray for tolerance and understanding .... a lot! I find that the older I get, the less tolerance I have for stupidity, deliberate cruelty and arrogance. Do other Christians struggle with this? This guy that did this thing with the ATM... I have a hard time finding any compassion for people who do things like this. and that makes me feel bad - I know I should be more compassionate.

For me it's the exact opposite. The older I get, the more patience I have. I can tolerate stupidity and arrogance more than I used to because I know where it comes from. Deliberate cruelty is alittle different. If I read about it or see it on TV, there's not a whole lot I can do about it. But if I witness it firsthand, I will step in and put a stop to it.

The guy that got blown up with the ATM.....I see nothing funny about that. Yes, it was an extremely stupid thing to do, but I don't see violence as something that should be laughed at.

But that's just me.

And just so everyone understands, I'm not condemning anyone here. There was a time when I would've went searching for that video.

I'm just mellowing with age.

[Believer1997]

I pray for tolerance and understanding .... a lot! I find that the older I get, the less tolerance I have for stupidity, deliberate cruelty and arrogance. Do other Christians struggle with this? This guy that did this thing with the ATM... I have a hard time finding any compassion for people who do things like this. and that makes me feel bad - I know I should be more compassionate.

For me it's the exact opposite. The older I get, the more patience I have. I can tolerate stupidity and arrogance more than I used to because I know where it comes from. Deliberate cruelty is alittle different. If I read about it or see it on TV, there's not a whole lot I can do about it. But if I witness it firsthand, I will step in and put a stop to it.

The guy that got blown up with the ATM.....I see nothing funny about that. Yes, it was an extremely stupid thing to do, but I don't see violence as something that should be laughed at.

But that's just me.

And just so everyone understands, I'm not condemning anyone here. There was a time when I would've went searching for that video.

I'm just mellowing with age.

See - that's what I thought I should be doing - understanding it more and being more tolerant as I got older.... Now - I'm just fed up with acute stupid

[~candice~]

I pray for tolerance and understanding .... a lot! I find that the older I get, the less tolerance I have for stupidity, deliberate cruelty and arrogance. Do other Christians struggle with this? This guy that did this thing with the ATM... I have a hard time finding any compassion for people who do things like this. and that makes me feel bad - I know I should be more compassionate.

For me it's the exact opposite. The older I get, the more patience I have. I can tolerate stupidity and arrogance more than I used to because I know where it comes from. Deliberate cruelty is alittle different. If I read about it or see it on TV, there's not a whole lot I can do about it. But if I witness it firsthand, I will step in and put a stop to it.

The guy that got blown up with the ATM.....I see nothing funny about that. Yes, it was an extremely stupid thing to do, but I don't see violence as something that should be laughed at.

But that's just me.

And just so everyone understands, I'm not condemning anyone here. There was a time when I would've went searching for that video.

I'm just mellowing with age.

Actually I'm with man here. The older I get the more I understand why people do stupid stuff. We all do stupid things at times, but this guy had a moment of stupidity that resulted in his death. I don't find it funny in the slightest.

I also know that some people have an impaired ability to reason. My sister is one of them. She does stupid things, because she doesn't have the ability to reason with herself about how wise or safe it is.

We don't know what extreme events have happened in this man's life to make him attempt such a crazy thing. We think it's crazy from our perspective, but to a drug fueled man it might seem like the best possible path.

[Believer1997]

I pray for tolerance and understanding .... a lot! I find that the older I get, the less tolerance I have for stupidity, deliberate cruelty and arrogance. Do other Christians struggle with this? This guy that did this thing with the ATM... I have a hard time finding any compassion for people who do things like this. and that makes me feel bad - I know I should be more compassionate.

For me it's the exact opposite. The older I get, the more patience I have. I can tolerate stupidity and arrogance more than I used to because I know where it comes from. Deliberate cruelty is alittle different. If I read about it or see it on TV, there's not a whole lot I can do about it. But if I witness it firsthand, I will step in and put a stop to it.

The guy that got blown up with the ATM.....I see nothing funny about that. Yes, it was an extremely stupid thing to do, but I don't see violence as something that should be laughed at.

But that's just me.

And just so everyone understands, I'm not condemning anyone here. There was a time when I would've went searching for that video.

I'm just mellowing with age.

Actually I'm with man here. The older I get the more I understand why people do stupid stuff. We all do stupid things at times, but this guy had a moment of stupidity that resulted in his death. I don't find it funny in the slightest.

I also know that some people have an impaired ability to reason. My sister is one of them. She does stupid things, because she doesn't have the ability to reason with herself about how wise or safe it is.

We don't know what extreme events have happened in this man's life to make him attempt such a crazy thing. We think it's crazy from our perspective, but to a drug fueled man it might seem like the best possible path.

Actually.... I must have had unbelievable patience and tolerance years ago - but, when you pull into a shopping center parking lot and watch a woman leave two kids in car seats in the car while she "runs" inside (btw - 92 degrees outside) .... Stupid? uh YEAH... It's situations like that which makes me so angry... The US had an epidemic of children dying in cars due to the negligence of their parents a couple of summers ago.... That kind of stupid I just can't tolerate... We all see things every day that are just insensitive and stupid. I'm not talking about not having patience and tolerance for someone who doesn't have the ability to reason properly.

[~candice~]

I pray for tolerance and understanding .... a lot! I find that the older I get, the less tolerance I have for stupidity, deliberate cruelty and arrogance. Do other Christians struggle with this? This guy that did this thing with the ATM... I have a hard time finding any compassion for people who do things like this. and that makes me feel bad - I know I should be more compassionate.

For me it's the exact opposite. The older I get, the more patience I have. I can tolerate stupidity and arrogance more than I used to because I know where it comes from. Deliberate cruelty is alittle different. If I read about it or see it on TV, there's not a whole lot I can do about it. But if I witness it firsthand, I will step in and put a stop to it.

The guy that got blown up with the ATM.....I see nothing funny about that. Yes, it was an extremely stupid thing to do, but I don't see violence as something that should be laughed at.

But that's just me.

And just so everyone understands, I'm not condemning anyone here. There was a time when I would've went searching for that video.

I'm just mellowing with age.

Actually I'm with man here. The older I get the more I understand why people do stupid stuff. We all do stupid things at times, but this guy had a moment of stupidity that resulted in his death. I don't find it funny in the slightest.

I also know that some people have an impaired ability to reason. My sister is one of them. She does stupid things, because she doesn't have the ability to reason with herself about how wise or safe it is.

We don't know what extreme events have happened in this man's life to make him attempt such a crazy thing. We think it's crazy from our perspective, but to a drug fueled man it might seem like the best possible path.

Actually.... I must have had unbelievable patience and tolerance years ago - but, when you pull into a shopping center parking lot and watch a woman leave two kids in car seats in the car while she "runs" inside (btw - 92 degrees outside) .... Stupid? uh YEAH... It's situations like that which makes me so angry... The US had an epidemic of children dying in cars due to the negligence of their parents a couple of summers ago.... That kind of stupid I just can't tolerate... We all see things every day that are just insensitive and stupid. I'm not talking about not having patience and tolerance for someone who doesn't have the ability to reason properly.

Sis I hope you didn't find my post judgmental. It wasn't intended to be at all.

As for the women who do that, I still struggle to have that anger towards them. Maybe it's something wrong with me . I just don't know for sure that these women intentionally put their children in such danger, so I find it hard to be angry.