why must the Innocent suffer?
469317
because no one is innocent! have you ever lied??? have you ever made ANYTHING suffer?? like an ant??, it's karma man, and it applies to every living thing, not just to humans...
275898
why must i suffer everyday?  why do you torment me every day with out any remorse?
694651
Justice is a public good in the interests of the whole of society, the costs should be borne by society as a whole until wrong-doing is proved, at which point the costs should be put to the account of the wrong-doer.  The onus must always be on the prosecution to prove wrong-doing, not on the accused to prove innocence.
126556
They deserve the torment of each other.\nWell, no, that's bit harsh on the poor kid.
1171857
Revenge isn't the answer. Killing and hurting people is wrong. Why would u want to sink lower than ur so called friend? I dunno what to say I'm just shocked that u would wanna kill people and have control over people in such an evil way.
790899
Why is there suffering?\n\nPeople of various religions have gone to their religious leaders and teachers to ask why there is so much suffering. Often, the response is that suffering is God’s will and that he long ago determined everything that would ever happen, including tragic events. Many are told that God’s ways are mysterious or that he brings death upon people—even children—so that he can have them in heaven with him. As you have learned, though, Jehovah God never causes what is bad. The Bible says: “Far be it from the true God to act wickedly, and the Almighty to act unjustly!”—Job 34:10.\n\nDo you know why people make the mistake of blaming God for all the suffering in the world? In many cases, they blame Almighty God because they think that he is the real ruler of this world. They do not know a simple but important truth that the Bible teaches. \n\nThe real ruler of this world is Satan the Devil. The Bible clearly states: “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19) When you think about it, does that not make sense? This world reflects the personality of the invisible spirit creature who is “misleading the entire inhabited earth.” (Revelation 12:9) Satan is hateful, deceptive, and cruel. So the world, under his influence, is full of hatred, deceit, and cruelty. That is one reason why there is so much suffering.\n\nA second reason why there is so much suffering is that, mankind has been imperfect and sinful ever since the rebellion in the garden of Eden. Sinful humans tend to struggle for dominance, and this results in wars, oppression, and suffering. (Ecclesiastes 4:1; 8:9) A third reason for suffering is “time and unforeseen occurrence.” (Ecclesiastes 9:11) In a world without Jehovah as a protective Ruler, people may suffer because they happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.\n\nIt is comforting for us to know that God does not cause suffering. He is not responsible for the wars, the crimes, the oppression, or even the natural disasters that cause people to suffer. Still, we need to know, Why does Jehovah allow all this suffering? If he is the Almighty, he has the power to stop it. Why, then, does he hold back? The loving God that we have come to know must have a good reason.—1 John 4:8.
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You got it.  \nBut why so sorrowful?
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Well actually humans were given a chance at have a perfect world with no evil or suffering. However, because humans were given free will they (Adam and Eve) chose to disobey God. For a little analogy for why God allows suffering, take this story for example...\n\nYour daughter is trying to thread a needle and every once in a while she pricks herself with the needle. You could go rush in and thread it for her, but if you wait just a little bit and does it herself, she will run over to you with a big smile and say Daddy/Mommy look what I did all by myself!\n\nYou let her do this by herself because it teaches this child that she has the ability to do things on her own. It builds character, and this is the same reason why God allows suffering and certain unfortunate events. He knows we can handle certain circumstances and that it will make us a better person, a better Christian.\n\nDoes he want to watch us suffer? Absolutely not, when we're hurt and feeling all alone, He's right there with us crying for our pain. Just like when your mother/father let you date someone even though they knew that he/she would break your heart. They didn't want you to suffer heartbreak, they wanted you to learn and become a better person.\n\nThough I can tell you some good news, one day all evil and suffering will be eliminated. Here's God's promise to all believers of Christ, "He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4.
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First of all, let me say this, what a wonderful testimony!!\nAnd then, to answer your question, most of it is politics. From humanitarian point of view, it's better for a few people that are guilty of ruining a lot of people's lives and making the innocent suffer, it's better for the clique to suffer than a whole nation to be enslaved to their practice. Yeah! Such people like Saddam and those whose business is terror - that is directed towards the innocent and the vulnerable, yeah, such people deserve to be exterminated. \nSome deny the role of the Americans in Iraq because they are simply incapable of walking a mile in your shoes. They exercise their freedom by saying what they think even if it's stupid what they say. And let me tell you there's a whole school of stupid people.  I hope that answers your question somehow. And thanks again for your courage and honesty in posting this question. God bless you!
682530
definitely. its to discourage people from being evil.
772759
Not at all, an admission of guilt is a noble admission, it means admitting something you'd rather not. Why do you ask this?
757589
There are some vicious people out there. They don't care if you eat or have a roof over head. People like that have no conscience when the do things like that to others. They are out for number one and it doesn't matter who may suffer in the process.
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I TOTALLY AGREE with you!!!\n\nin your additional details, again, I ABSOLUTELY AGREE with you!\n\ntnmack is right. it's abhorrently evil to kill an innocent human being. i saw a documentary how it's done, it makes me wonder how evil can people be due to selfish reasons. it is HORRIBLE. and only evil people can allow it or condone it.
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No, no, NO!\n\nWe hear about some poor person who died horribly after being tortured, or after suffering painfully from disease such as cancer or AIDS, or a baby who dies painfully, and any decent human being says "They didn't deserve that..."  But God, according to the Scriptures of various religions, thinks they did.  According to the scriptures and Christian/Jewish/Muslim belief, He knew about it, He could have prevented it, but He chose not to.  Disagreeing with God might be evil, but speaking for myself, I would have if I could have.  If that's evil, so be it.\n\nSo it seems that God is not as caring about humans as we were led to believe - assuming you accept a literal interpretation of the Bible.  So perhaps that is why He (and some of his followers) are so insensitive to the suffering of humanity, and would condemn even good people to eternity in hell.  In His viewpoint, apparently, they do deserve hell.\n\nI do not believe that anyone, let alone loving, charitable people who have not followed a particular religion's doctrine (such as saying the "sinner's prayer") deserves an eternity of torment.  That is one of the reasons that while I remain a spiritual person, I no longer identify myself with organized religion, including Christianity.
778811
No-one alive to-day suffered from the slave trade,& no one alive to-day profited from it,so why should innocent people pay compensation to to people who haven't suffered?It doesn't make sense.
848857
there are many who die that deserve life.  and many who live that deserve death.\n\nwho am i to sit in judgment of these.\n\n(yes this was a mutilated steal from lord of the rings.  but true none the less.)
1120589
Because they like to watch other people suffering!!