What’s the deal with this thread?
Lord, give me strength! I will NOT continue to belabour this point when it's been explicitly articulated numerous times now. As Sexybeast777 succinctly stated, the thread is supposed to make you THINK! I elaborated on this a few pages back by emphasising that Jeffrey's face on the mortuary table reveals the infinite love and mercy of our Lord. It should be obvious that his peaceful expression was the result of a terminal lucidity that came to him during his soul's departure from its physical manifestation. Our fears relating to the transient nature of life are assuaged when we accept the possibility of eternal salvation through the repentance of sin.
Jeffrey may have had an ironclad desire to turn people into zombies, but his heart was made from solid gold. He did not wish to harm anyone; he simply longed for companionship. Jeffrey's behaviour was the result of a dysfunctional limbic system (a collection of brain structures) intertwined with a damaged prefrontal cortex. Given that Jeffrey was simply a victim himself through being born with a complex personality disorder which left him unable to mediate his behaviour, to what extent do you think he should be held culpable for his actions? I would argue that Jeffrey should be exculpated entirely from accusations labelling him 'evil'. Does this mean that we were wrong to put Jeffrey on trial and imprison him? Well, that would depend on whether or not the purpose was to punish him or treat him. Jailing poor Jeffrey simply to use him as a tool to deter others is inexcusable and denies him the dignity of his basic human rights. Accepting that his behaviour was determined by factors outside of his control, however, does not remove the moral obligation to prevent him from harming the public, and it would be right to place him in a secure compound where he could receive the correct amount of medical care. However, subjecting the mentally ill to cruel and unusual punishment is no more acceptable than anthropomorphising animals to place them on trial and subject them to barbaric and inexcusably callous treatment for crimes they aren't even capable of comprehending - something we frequently used to do (See:
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals by E.P. Evans).
Let us be honest: Jeffers was the real victim in all of this, and I've spoken in private with Sexybeast777 about setting up a Gofundme for Jeffery's family. 'Justice4Jeffrey' will ensure that all of the proceeds from movies and books about his life will now go directly to his next of kin. This type of exploitation cannot continue.
(Oh, and before anyone tries to give me shit about Jesus being responsible for Jeffrey's condition, I’ve already considered that, so you can just go ahead and shut the fuck up! Jesus might have made a mistake when he was wiring his brain, but mistakes happen and brains are fucking complicated. Just because he's Jesus doesn’t mean he's immune to making minor errors. Jeffrey still had the ability to repent - as we seen - and Jesus still forgave him when they met.)
