The problem with death bed confessions

Religious and civic leaders have been telling us for years that we should resolve outstanding issues before we are on our death beds, but few of us have actually heeded them. Well, now those who oppose waiting until the last minute to try to make things right have another example to use. James Brewer thought he was dying of a stroke and called police to him. He confessed to a murder he had committed years ago, and, thinking he was about to leave this world "at peace," he soon found that he wasn't dying after all. Now that he has recovered the police are charging him for the murder. It all goes to show that if you're going to confess to something you shouldn't wait until you think you're about to die. At the GNU Public Dictatorship we are nothing if not practical, and we advise you to (1) not commit any actions that will bother your conscience before you die, but if you do commit such actions, either (2) resolve them before you think you're dying, or (3) take them with you to your grave. Any of these three solutions would have helped James Brewer, but, alas, he has made his choice.