Whoever invented a treadmill with a TV on it deserves a place in heaven! Watching TV makes the time go by so much faster than mindlessly jogging in silence.
While jogging on the treadmill I managed to turn to the PBS World station. The show was a documentary about a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1800's that was completely destroyed when a dam broke.
One part of the show discussed certain thieves who cam through and robbed the dead bodies that had been buried in the rubble. The men of the town actually caught one of the thieves red-handed. They made him empty his pockets, and one of the items he stole was a young girl's ring that was still on her finger. He cut off the finger for the ring!
The men of the town were so infuriated that they immediately found some rope and promptly hung the man from the nearest tree branch. As the thief hung struggling for breath, the men aimed their rifles and shot at the criminal.
I can understand their anger and frustration at such a crime. However, I have to ask myself -- was this thief justly sentenced? Were the men of the town just as guilty of criminal activity? Does one wrong turn deserve another?
I ponder....
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