21 Nov, 2007
Frozen Turkey Thrown at Car Leaves Woman Critically Hurt
It was a bizarre and horrible assault. The weapon: a 20 pound turkey thrown out of a moving car and onto the windshield of an oncoming car. The driver was in critical condition. It happened on Long Island in Lake Ronkonkoma. Eyewitness News' Nina Pineda reports.
After being hit with something that weighs more than a cinder block, the victim lost consciousness while driving. If it wasn't for a friend in the passenger's seat who leaned over and grabbed the steering wheel, who knows how many would have been killed?
The assistant chief with the fire department showed us how the impact from the solid frozen mass knocked the driver unconscious.
Asst. Chief Bob Wallace, Farmingdale Fire Dept: "She had severe facial trauma, she wasn't stable, she was in and out. She was unconscious at one point. The steering wheel was flattened out which took a majority of the impact. The turkey ended up in the rear seat behind the passenger side."
Police say they have pictures of the assailants, five teens caught on store surveillance tape in the aisles of the Waldbaum's supermarket.
Police say they bought a 20 pound turkey. They obviously didn't think that their purchase would be traced back to them and a credit card reported stolen in the afternoon.
Danielle Mazzocchi, Resident: "Kids don't think about consequences. They just act and then just take the consequences later.."
photo & story courtesy cms.firehouse.com, 6/14/07
Any "turkeys" in your life?
Romans 12:17-21(NLT)
17 Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. 18 Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.
19 Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,
“I will take revenge;
I will pay them back,”
says the Lord.
20 Instead,
“If your enemies are hungry, feed them.
If they are thirsty, give them something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap
burning coals of shame on their heads.”
21 Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.
How does today's God's Story scripture teach us to respond to the "turkeys" in our lives?
If we are going to be like Jesus, we must be willing to pass on the forgiveness He has given us to others who need our forgiveness.
But this is hard, because people really act like "turkeys"! Can you believe the story about the teenagers throwing the frozen turkey through the windshield of that innocent woman? What were they thinking?
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. If we are truly thankful for God's forgiveness, we will forgive others. This doesn't mean we excuse their wrongs, but we love them in spite of their sins, just as Christ did for us.
Be thankful for the love of Christ in you. It's the only way you can forgive "turkeys".
- Thank God for forgiving you even though you didn't deserve it. Think of someone right now who has hurt you and you are struggling to forgive him or her. Ask Jesus to remove your feelings of bitterness, pain and the desire to get even. Ask God to enable you to forgive this person if it takes awhile for your feelings to catch up. Thank God that He will use this experience to help you become less like a "turkey" yourself and more like Jesus Christ.
- Every time you see a turkey this week, let God remind you to be willing to forgive the "turkeys" in your life.
- Thank God tomorrow for the opportunity to pass His forgiveness on to others.
How can we connect today's story and God's Story scripture and our story to others?
Pray about the opportunity or need for you to talk to someone who needs your forgiveness. Give this person some help, send 'em a card or maybe just start by giving them a smile! Right actions will lead to right feelings! (Maybe you can get together and have a leftover turkey sandwich and talk about letting God help you get your friendship back together.)
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