This man is not a pastor. I don’t even know if he’s one of the faithful. It does not matter though because my point is about good and evil. This man is a named Eugene Ramos. He’s a registered sex offender. Yesterday it was reported that he allegedly raped a 2-year-old girl in a Dollar Tree store in Union City. They say he pulled the diaper off the little girl and raped her right in the middle of the store. My emotional response led me towards violence as a solution here. In fact, I said, “We need to put a bullet in this guys head if this is true.” I backed away from that position after reflection (it took a few hours).
A comment thread held the words, “This man is motivated by evil.” My point, evil as a metaphysical construct, does not exist. What Ramos did was wrong. His actions were wrong. The alleged rape is wrong. We know this. We can even describe he is an evil person because of his morally objectionable behavior. And that we must be punished him for his actions. The concept of good and evil – that’s biblical. It’s hocus-pocus. And I’m tired of using the term to describe the moral depravity I see in my inbox each day. Using the “devil made me do it” as an excuse, or justifying that we are capably of raping a child because of the concept of original sin, that’s all crazy religious talk. People do bad things. There is no other force at play. The devil does not guide the hand of Eugen Ramos. He raped a child all by himself.
This man is defective. He may even be mentally ill. While in this state, he should never be allowed in public. It’s wrong to desire his death. It right to desire his incarceration. That was easy, and there was no bible involved.
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Rex · 755 weeks ago
CColumbus1975 1p · 755 weeks ago
To further validate the reality of original sin in humanity, you stated it the best when you said, "This man is defective (From original sin like the rest of humanity). He may even be mentally ill. While in this state (of original sin), he should never be allowed in public. It’s wrong (for sinful humanity) to desire his death (but God cannot be in the presence of sin and rightfully demands death as a punishment and not just earthly physical death, but eternal punishment)." I would even agree that it is right to incarcerate him, because as a society, we have a right to punish this wrong doing and evil act.
mikespeir · 755 weeks ago
Dromedary Hump · 755 weeks ago
1) Some people are fucked up by nature, or by nurture or both.
2) You can stick your "original sin" up your insipid religious ass, along with your god/satan/devil/evil concepts.
3) Some people just need killing and Ramos is one of them.
citizenlen · 754 weeks ago
Even if he had mental disability, he clearly CHOSE a victim who is A. helpless B. young. He also had prior convictions. But I have no pity for him, I say get the rope and hang him.
I also would like the adults with the 2 year old questioned as to why she was left playing at the toy section (per news report). I smell bullshit that the aunt and grandmother said they only left her for a minute! You never ever leave a child alone in a store or at home even for a fucking minute!
kate · 734 weeks ago
Be glad it isn't you who is the one who will have to re-live this hell in their minds for years to come. Your judgment only allows the predator some leeway and puts some blame on the victims, who are the mother and grandmother also -- where it absolutely does not belong.