I’d like to talk about Flooding. Not the floods brought by Spring rains, runoffs of melting snow and compromised riverbanks or the meteorological causes. I’m talking capital ‘F’ Flooding referenced in the Book Of Genesis as punishment for the wickedness of the human race. I’ve always had a hard time wrapping my mind around just how evil people would have to be to infuriate God to such a degree to warrant a 40-day rain.

Then I hear the story of 31-year-old Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax, the homeless good Samaritan murdered bravely defending a female robbery victim in New York City and it all begins to make sense to me.

Though as despicable, contemptible and unconscionable as the actions of those that passed the dying man, lying in a puddle of his own pooling blood, the post mortem attempts to justify or rationalize the reasons he was ignored as he bled to death are also horrifyingly abhorrent. Some things are simply indefensible.

In just a few hours last evening, I compiled the following list of a variety of news reports and shows where experts offered possible explanations for the sadistic behavior.

“Thought it was a reality show.” Thought it would “take too much time to report to Police.” Thought they “might be sued”. Were “busy on their cell phone and didn’t see”. Thought the guy was “homeless”. Group dynamic; “no one else stopped.” “On their way to work and couldn’t be bothered.” It was “too dark” to clearly see.