DarkSelene said:
Paraiyar said:
I have to agree that this is pretty messed up and I hope it's in the past...
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With all due respect, I don't think the OP "deserves whatever crap is coming (his) way". What rulebook states that he deserves it ? What would be a fair way to judge whether he deserves it ? What gives anyone the authority to sentence someone to a lifetime of misery for being human (and making mistakes) ?
You clearly have compassion for animals, and that is great. So do I. But, telling this person this is just not helpful here, in any way. Not just that, it is
unfair to him to tell him that, and
I will NOT stand for it.
The OP is simply talking about a past experience. He is being honest and conscientious, in an effort to try to explain his life situation ... he is trying to explain his bitterness and his regrets. He likely knew, while he wrote about his animal abuse, that he would be criticized for it. And, he went ahead and made the admission anyway. Think about that for a minute. Why would he do that ? Because he has a lot of courage, for one thing.
And, he is being pounced upon and criticized ... for what ? For being honest ?
It is unclear when that abuse took place, but it sounds, from the context, that he might have done that during childhood or adolescence, at a time when one may not fully understand the consequences of his/her actions.
I think it took him great courage to admit that he abused animals in the past.
I give him kudos for that, and while I don't condone what he did, I am certainly not going to chastise him by saying that he deserves his misery because of that one mistake.
I don't intend to start any kind of war here; believe me, I have nothing to gain from it. But, I am NOT going to sit here and watch a bunch of people pounce on the OP and tell him he deserves his misery. No one does.