Thread by @RadioFreeTom

I’m exhausted by the insanity of the “let’s celebrate Rush Limbaugh‘s death“ tweets. So I’ll leave you with one last thought. One reason you don’t celebrate the death of a bad person - and a reason I am against the death penalty - is that death ends the chance for repentance. /1

I would rather someone be in prison for the rest of his or her life and have the chance to repent then enjoy the temporary satisfaction of electrocuting them. And sometimes it happens. George Wallace repented before his death. It can happen. /2

I think this is especially important when a bad human being, like Rush Limbaugh, dies. It means there will be no earthly repentance. And to give up on that conflicts with my religious beliefs. /3

I have no idea who is forgiven once were across the line. I just know that life is better than death and one more day of life is a chance to be better, and rejoicing in death reduces all of us as human beings. /4

Might be a natural reaction to feel happiness at the death of an evil human being, but we are not animals and we don’t have to go with our natural reactions. That’s all I’ve got. /5x