Vancouver Police are looking for a brazen thief who stole three rings off the hand of a 91-year-old recovering from surgery in hospital.
On Tuesday, speaking through tears, Ulmer [the victim] said one of the stolen rings was her "mother’s, mother’s ring." The man also stole the wedding band Ulmer has worn for nearly seven decades. (Source: CTV)
British Columbia’s health minister George Abbott called the thief a jerk "akin to the lowest form of human life." Everyone involved in the incident, or who hears about it, seems to agree that the thief’s actions are morally reprehensible. But while many in western society would object vigorously to such actions, they would at the same time say that morality is a personal matter, that there are no absolute moral laws. These two beliefs seem to be in conflict: On one hand, a person objects to what seems to be a clear example of a moral wrong, but on the other they dismiss the possibility of moral absolutes as "intolerant".
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Let’s hope that this poor lady gets her rings returned. In the meantime, what do you say about "moral absolutes"? Are there really absolutely right and wrong actions, or is claiming things are really right and wrong "intolerant" of others’ opinions?
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This breaks my heart. When I heard about it I immediately thought how devastated I would be to lose my wedding rings. I have only been married a year and a half but as time passes I cherish them more. What they must have represented to this woman: commitment, faithfulness, sacrifice, children, investment, being chosen, loved, cherished, by her best friend. How many things, how many relationships in this world today last that long? It must make her sick inside to know that the person who has her rings now has no clue what priceless value they possess and is treating them like pieces of metal.
I think you’re right Darren, if we’re honest with ourselves, we have a gut human reaction to this.