Morale dilemma
Submitted by TBL on 2002-12-11 09:30:36, Wednesday
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Morale dilemma Last night I got word that a close relation had been arrested for a crime that appalls me to the core. Knowing the person as well as I do, in my heart there is a reasonable chance that the person is probably guilty. Reflecting back on that person’s life for the last year, I now see I was witnessing an out of control train wreck looking for a location to bust wide open. And when it crashed it crashed big time. The responsibility to find that person an attorney has landed on me. I will be calling his lawyer as soon as his office opens. I have no idea what the lawyer’s fee will be or how I can raise the cash. The preliminary hearing has not been held and if they can be released out on bail, from where do I raise those funds? Where do you draw the line? Feeling the way I do about the charges, I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. Part of me says, forget and move on. But part of me, says at least help them get a fair shot at justice. In their favor, this is the first that person has ever been arrested to the best of my knowledge. But it is not inconceivable that I was not aware of a previous arrest. I have supported a person charged for a crime that sickens me. But in that case I only maintained a friendship as well as sent money for sundry items. Now I am faced with a moral dilemma. How can I arrange for a defense of a person charged with a crime that deeply pains me? Weighing heavily in my heart is Jesus’ reminding us, “Judge not lest ye be judged.” I feel it is my obligation to help and put aside my reservations. But how can I put aside my reservations and help when for so long I have passionately argued against leniency for this sort of crime. |
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