Comments by blong
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November 22, 2009
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Posted on June 30 at 7:19 p.m.
I agree with momtoall and also with jayhawker... This is a tragic event and it is hard to see "justice" in any of this. The perception by many that exact science can conclusively prove ALL cases is just not the reality of life and we do have to make decisions every day using our best judgements and our own "beyond a reasonable doubt" techniques and tools. It is unfortunate that Mr Kent had a momentary lapse in judgement and fired into that field. But the real tragedy (for even Mr Kent) is that there was a person in the path of that bullet. And that person died. Mr Kent will pay that price for the rest of his life, imprisoned by his own guilt, regardless if he spends time in jail. I believe that Mr Kent is truly sorry for his role in this tragedy and whether or not it can be conclusively proven that his bullet was the one, the fact remains that it is overwhelming factual that he did fire in that specific direction at the exact time of Beau's death and that alone makes him a reasonable suspect and he obviously acknowledged that by his cooperatio with police, his apologies and his remorse.
No one wins in this situation. I admire the Arndt family for their forgiveness and their strength in losing a son at such a young age. It just isn't natural for a child to die before the parents - but it does happen - usually through tragedy and poor choices. Not always our own..
God's blessing to everyone involved in this case. The Arndts and The Kents who have lost so much - the community that lost a wonderful potential leader, AND also The Jurors and the judicial and law enforcement system who worked very hard. It took an emotional toll on them as well. So let's not be too judgmental about the decisions that were made in court - but rather the decision that was made to shoot a gun unsafely.
Let there be lessons learned and let one of them be to take hunter safety seriously and another one to hug our children more tightly -loving them every moment that we have them.
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