Showing posts with label Texas father kills daughter's attacker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas father kills daughter's attacker. Show all posts

Friday, June 22, 2012

Truth in Texas? (When Shalt Thou Kill?)

Heston, as Moses in The Ten Commandments.
People’s reactions to some events just scream for a little analysis, especially the reactions we find within ourselves. You can believe what you want, but whether you believe it comes from random Nature or from God, we are certainly programmed to be engaged in a daily battle between instinct and civilization’s definitions of good behavior.
Recently, in Texas, a man attempted to rape a five-year-old girl. Unfortunately for him, the girl’s father showed up right before the act. The father beat the attacker to death.  (By the way, the father was not indicted for killing the attacker. In Texas, legally, deadly force is an acceptable way to stop sexual assault.)