When A Murderer, Rapist, or Molester Commits Suicide

So Ariel Castro, who kidnapped and held three young women for many years, raping, beating, and otherwise terrorizing them, killed himself.


Ideally, he would have:

• realized the enormity of his evils
• accepted blame
• repented
• thrown himself on the mercy of the Lord
• begged forgiveness from Jesus, the victims, their families, the greater Cleveland area, and the State of Ohio
• spent the rest of his days doing everything he could to "repay" his victims & helping law enforcement figure out how to prevent crimes like his and find/rescue victims sooner.

But... killing himself was the second best outcome.

I know there are people who think we should not be anything but saddened that he killed himself, but those people have screwed up priorities and a deficient grasp of reality.

I generally oppose suicide, but for someone who murders, rapes, or attacks children, it is better that they kill themselves if the alternative is more crime on their part or being cared for by taxpayers