WOW.

That is all.

That, I'm sorry, is sick.

awww, that's sweet :) Congrats and happy birthday to your Grandma!

@#99, Antinous: Regardless of whether you believe he was able to take revenge, it's still fairly incredible to be nailed to a cross dying painfully, and speak out forgiveness to your killers.

Not something that would spring to most people's minds :)

@ #54, Matt Sanderson: good call, bro.

And the reason that Christians say this is "Christian" is that this is what Jesus taught. He told us to love our enemies, pray for those who hurt us, do good to those who persecute us. Anyone who wants to check out more can read the New Testament, Gospel of Matthew chapters 5-7.

Not only did he teach it, he exemplified it, by forgiving even those who crucified him and refusing to take revenge. Those who call themselves followers of Jesus must do the same. The thing that makes it different from simply "humanity" is Jesus' claim that he himself would empower us by his Spirit to do this. I've seen it happening in my own life, in ways that would take too long to list here, but are pretty amazing. That's why I hope I'd do what this guy did, in the same situation.

This is really kewl. The reason it is kewl for me is that I'm a Christian, and this is what Jesus said to do to those who treat us badly. I don't know if this guy is a Christian or not, but he certainly exemplifies behaviour Christ approves of. I only hope that if I was in his situation, I'd do the same.

oooooooh I LOVE this!! May have to make it when I have some spare money and the time to devote to figuring it out...

Went running down that way tonight. Place still crawling with firetrucks, police vehicles, firefighters, policemen, emergency services, etc. Would have made an amazing photoshoot, had I my camera and tripod with me. Looks like BlogTO readers got some great shots though. Maybe will meander down there tomorrow, if I have the time.

Desperate misery, but God, redeemed living.

haha, I totally do that too. It makes you feel so much better when you can see what you've just done, crossed off on your to-do list :)

Holy McCrappers, that's crazy. I, too, sliced out the A and B squares and put them next to each other, as well as using the eyedropper tool, and sure enough, they're identical. What an amazing illusion.

You know, I'm a vegetarian, and if I were in an apocalyptic situation, I'd be eating all the meat I could get my hands on. So would these people, eventually. This article is pure wishful thinking. Vegetarianism is a fine ideal, in a non-emergency situation. In an emergency, I'm pretty sure starvation would trump anyone's normal eating habits.

Garrett: so, the government shouldn't censor this video, but people shouldn't watch it?

I'm confused...

The editors of BB were completely justified in posting this, as were the media outlets who showed it.

In a free society, information like this is freely available so that justice can be done, and hopefully, similar situations can be prevented in the future. The alternative is a police state or dictatorship where injustices are committed and no one is held to account.

I'm deeply shocked and horrified by this story, and watching the video only increases my disgust. In my mind, everyone who is able to should see it so that Mr. Dziekanski's death is not forgotten, those responsible will be brought to justice, and hopefully, cops the world over will learn how NOT to handle this kind of situation.

And maybe, when we ordinary human beings encounter an upset person like this, we might take a little more time and effort to help out before it escalates to this.