As I get older I believe less in accidents. Most crashes and misadventures are caused by thoughtlessness, carelessness, laziness and stupidity. If I go out back and fire several rounds of 30.06 into the air on the 4th of July, and one of them lands on someone and kills them, is that an accident or the result my actions?

Similarly, if I fail to look at, or see, another vehicle that is clearly visible and has the right of way and I run into it and kill the operator is it truly an accident?

If I keep a dangerous animal and fail to keep it contained and it kills someone who is at fault? Can I claim it was an accident?

In each of these cases a dangerous situation was created and proper judgment was not exercised. No harm was intended but due to a failure of judgment someone died. Why should any of these situations be treated differently than any other?

Certainly justice must be tempered with mercy when called for. But first and foremost, there must be justice.

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.