@ehBeth,
But ehbeth at no point did I say any of it was excuseable.
Rape is not excusable.
Child pornagraphy... Is not excusable.
Walking into a highschool or church and shooting up the place... Is not excusable.
Drinking or texting and driving... Is not excusable.
Robbing a store or a bank... Is not excusable.
Beating people over the head with your (not you personally) beliefs... Is not excusable.
The list goes on and on and on.
It all causes damage. It all hurts someone. Often many.
As I said before, I advocate not for one side or the other of this. I advocate for compassion for both sides. We are all human after all.
I do understand that there are some who are a few fries short of a happy meal in this world and do not say even that is an excuse. Why is it they, as in anyone who does anything viewed as bad, deserve less compassion than anyone else in this world?