"He saved others, let him save Himself!"

Yeah, go on Jesus, show us what you can do. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. Yeah, way to go Jesus, can't do it can you? Taunting fellow human beings has a long history. In mediaeval times we used to put people in stocks where they could not defend themselves and we would throw whatever we could at them to taunt them. We would throw stones at cripples. Gun fighters in the wild west with a pistol in their hand would oh so bravely make a defenceless pastor jump up and down to avoid the bullets. We would pull the wings off flies. We would throw stones at a mangy dog on a chain knowing we were safe. We would poke fun at a distance at anyone who could not fight back. We would stir up an ants nest with a stick. We leave David Hicks in prison half a world away where he can't defend himself. We call him names - traitor, enemy of our good friend America, suffer you dog, serve you right you Taliban lover, hope you die there, rot in gaol, we don't want you back here. It's easy to be brave and to feel you have right on your side when someone else has their hands and feet nailed to a cross. Hey Jesus, come and get me! Naa naa na na naa.