JD Vance’s recent commentary sparked a profound reflection on a topic I had long been aware of, yet never fully explored. Like many, I had overlooked the deeper significance of this issue, allowing it to remain on the periphery of my understanding until now.

We are all talking about the woman driving the car and the agent who shot her. What about those behind the really dumb idea? For sure, it was a really dumb idea to use an automobile to attack an ICE agent.

Somehow I don’t think the woman came up on her own. Though I might be wrong, I suspect that there were a number of people behind the idea. It’s kind of akin to the suicide bomber. Someone straps the bomb on some poor soul and says, “Now, go make us proud of you and blow up some people.”

Someone, somewhere told this woman to make us proud of you. “Go find an ICE agent and kill him. Maybe you can kill two or three.” Am I wrong? Do you really think this woman thought this idea up all by her lonesome? I don’t.

Who bears more moral responsibility: the mastermind behind a harmful plan or the individual who ultimately executes it?