ORIGINAL: Shocktroop

Maybe it's just me, but as much as I care for a few near and dear to me, I can't be there to make decissions for them. So if they make their bed,then they gotta sleep in it. I feel really sorry for the parents, more so cause of the daughter, and I don't buy into the instinct thing. The last thing I think if I get pulled over is to run. You play, well, sometimes you gotta pay, and if it's only a ticket, maybe you got lucky. Now, I'm not tryong to be an ***, but at the end of the day, I don't feel bad for peoples choices, unless they affect others, like the sister/daughter, but for him...well,no malice intended, but he cooked up that stew on his own. For the friend and the OP, sorry for your loss, and if possible, remember him in spirit, but don't feel sorry for him, he made his own choices, and you couldn't be there to watch over him, nor is it your responsibility, so chalk it up to anotherone gone, live and learn. This may seem callous to you, butperhaps thats just me. I've lost many friends, from drug deals gone bad to suicide, murder, drunk drivers, accidents, you name it. And......while it sucks, I don't take any weight on my shoulders. It was their choice, not mine and nothing I could do could have taken it back or prevented it. Personal accountability. I can't feel too sorry for someone that gets burned playing with fire, know what I mean? So while this is not a personal attack on anyone, I can see all aspects of the former posts, from guys bagginthe OPto 69 tellin folks to get off his ***, he just lost a friend, I can see all points and all hold weight. I hate to say that this is just another thread of someone making a bad decission, but thats what it is, only with a higher toll. I sympathize with the guy, but I don't feel sorry for him.