Light-hearted existential jokes compensate for the seriousness that society in general and religion in particular attach to death. They are commonplace on the internet. A good friend sent me the following:
The Polk County Florida Sheriff said “You kill a policeman; it means no arrest…no Miranda rights… no negotiations…nothing but as many bullets as we can shoot into you…PERIOD.”
An illegal alien, in Polk County , Florida , who got pulled over in a routine traffic stop, ended up “executing” the deputy who stopped him. The deputy was shot eight times, including once behind his right ear at close range. Another deputy was wounded and a police dog killed.
The murderer was found hiding in a wooded area. As soon as he took a shot at the SWAT team, officers opened fire on him. They hit the guy 68 times.
Naturally, the media went nuts and asked why they had to shoot the poor, undocumented immigrant 68 times. Sheriff Grady Judd told the Orlando Sentinel: “Because that’s all the ammunition we had.”
Now, is that just about the all-time greatest answer or what??
The Coroner also reported that the illegal alien died of natural causes. When asked by a reporter how that could be, since there were 68 bullet wounds in his body, he simply replied: “When you are shot 68 times you are naturally gonna die.” An even better answer!
See, existentialists are not entirely dour and sullen??