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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: FlaGator on January 17, 2014, 04:29:12 PM
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Tomorrow my wife and I will be attending the funeral of Chad Oulson, the man who was shot in the theater in Tampa last Monday. Chad was our oldest son's best friend and our son and his wife are devastated. It just breaks my heart that this young man was killed over a text message to his young daughter's babysitter. I have known for a long time that the world is a very bad place but many of the people in it seem to get worse and worse every day. Rarely does a week go by when someone doesn't go berserk and destroys the lives of everyone around him or her. Often these obscene acts are done for little or no reason. I can understand someone getting shot in a robbery or car jacking but to be murdered over a text message concerning his young daughter's welfare is just so... so senseless. It's like a bad plot from a B movie but unfortunately is is real.
Everyday this world moves a little farther out on the ledge. We get use to these stories and the next time they happen we are somewhat desensitized to them. Columbine shocked us but now hardly an eye is batted when a school shooting happens. Newtown was bad because it was first graders but the next one won't phase people too much. What's next, will someone shoot up a daycare center or an nursing home or a maternity ward? Will someone get shot in a theater because he made too much noise opening his candy bar?
Is it just me or does it seem that the farther this world removes itself from God's presence the greater the mass insanity becomes? As a nation the ethical standards get redefined downwards and the level of immoral and outrageous behavior increases. Tomorrow I will attend the funeral of a man who crossed paths with one of those influenced by the evil times we live in and who evidently chose to act out the sick desires of his heart. He listened to the whispering of Satan's minions and now his life is forfeit and those around him are left to pick up the pieces of their lives.
I don't know what to say to Chad's family and friends to ease their grief. I don't know what to say to comfort my son and his wife. I have no words to offer the people I will meet tomorrow other than to say I am sorry and I wish the world we lived in was a more civilized place. I will pray every night for the rest of my life that one day no one will have to walk out their front door and wonder if they will ever see their loved ones again.
I was told that Chad's last words were "I can't believe..." and then he fell. Chad... neither can I.
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unkind of hurts here'
never know what is going to happen.
Sons best friend hung him self, the man had just been promoted to a Good job
had a wife an a couple of kids.
His brother had a female friend that that was a real fruit loops, I knew her and she was
was so odd, broke into the home to leave a note on a pillow.
The man she was after, she was an artist and drew pictures of unicorns for his kids.
Came the time the man hung his self , This woman had been spending much time out in the woods cutting woods and what not.
When we heard of the death, my parents asked me to represent them at the funeral. They had known the family for years but because of health issues could This woman was a work of art. My son regrets to this day he did not go----but you know how it is when you are young the woman wins it all.
My son refused to attend his friends funeral and he and she got all outraged I would do as it was only my parent who knew them.
Kids are all so malable,
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Is it just me or does it seem that the farther this world removes itself from God's presence the greater the mass insanity becomes?
Yes, it does to me, too.
I'm sorry for the loss of this young man. My sympathies to all who are grieving.
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Yes, it does to me, too.
I'm sorry for the loss of this young man. My sympathies to all who are grieving.
What she said. Prayers up for your people, FlaGator.
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These types of senseless killings become evermore senseless when they strike someone close to us. I also believe that this world is becoming more and more evil. And in large measure, we've become numb to all the depravity. Sincere condolences to you and yours, FlaGator.