Forgiveness

When FreepFan suggested this thread about some of the surviving Aurora victims forgiving the shooter, he noted the few deep and reflective posts sticking out among the crazy. Stuff like Delta 21's "By forgiving the shooter he is not allowing himself to be controlled by the past. Not dwelling on it and moving on quickly."

But while it is good to recognize that Freepers are (usually) human beings once you strip away internet anonymity and echo chamber effects, that's not what this blog is for. We're going to turn to the other 80% of posts, wherein Freepers tell the angels of their better nature to suck it.

laweeks hates the media's fig-lead-of-presumed-innocent use of 'alleged'

The mass murderer is still "alleged." So, by the same logic, are the victims of this scumbag "allegedly" dead?

23 Everest knows to forgive is liberal:

Shot 3 times and still a stupid liberal. They walk among us.

FlingWingFlyer, as an American, decides he speaks for the dead victims:

I’m glad that he has the luxury to “forgive” the murdering bastard. I wonder how the 12 who died and their families feel about the orange-haired maggot. As an American, I won’t forgive him for all the commie BS we’re going to have to endure from the commie ‘RATS about the Second Amendment.

Sir Napsalot goes on with the torture fantasies:

Well, Pierce O'Farrill's a better man than I.

If I were in his shoes, I want to carve up the perp slowly, and inflict as much pain as possible.

goat granny has an interesting philosophy - you can totally hate people on behalf of third parties all you want:

I could easily forgive the harm someone did to me.....the harm they did to one I love no way. In fact I don’t think we have the obligation to forgive the hurt someone put on another, only ourselves. I would hold the harm to my loved ones against him forever....I don’t have the power to say to someone,,,,,I forgive you for what you did to another person. Won’t find it in the bible either I don’t think..

Lurker knows forgiveness isn't Christian:

Another faux Christian who has no idea of the true concept of forgiveness.

Lurker explains that the other guy need to ask for it, or else hate away!

Unless and until the perpetrator truly repents and asks forgiveness a true Christian is under no obligation to offer it, nor should they.

Klemper seems to think there's some kind of forgiveness threshold for heaven, and also blames the shooter for sending all his non-believing murder victims to burn in hell:

Now how many more victims need to forgive him before the monster will be allowed into Heaven? (That is of course, if the monster finds God... he has plenty of time, of course, having all of that new study time in his cell), but his murderous actions, have caused many of his victims to burn in Hell for all eternity, because they had not yet found God..... (maybe they would have found God between that tragic night and the natural end to their lives.)

Shadowstrike's God is pretty old testament:

This moron thinks he’s being “Christian” by forgiving Evil?

Oh how God must be laughing at people like this.

Shadowstrike further thinks forging someone is putting yourself above God!

God hasn’t forgiven Satan.

Who am I to be ‘better’ than God.

imardmd1 forgives unbelievers out of spite, to make hell worse for them:

Pray for your enemies (including Obama, etc.), and be willing to offer forgiveness (and forget); for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire (figure of speech) on their heads, until they seek release.