His argument shocked me. I needed more time to think about it, so my response was weak. Maybe that was his intention. To knock me off my game. It worked, but for a very bad reason. I bet he’d like to take it back now, so pay close attention. You, like me, probably know you’re not responsible for what anyone else does, and other people’s behavior doesn’t excuse your behavior. You agree with that, don’t you? For example, if your friend Mike jumped off a bridge, you wouldn’t do the same. And I bet your parents would have punished you in sixth grade if they caught you smoking