i would have tossed the clippers out as well. i wouldnt want to use them or have them in my house. its much more than causing financial harm.
as far as the car. if i had to drive it i would, but i would make extreme efforts to sell it (to a non-Jew) as soon as i could.
what motivates you myfriend to argue on this way that people feel? no one is insisting you feel this way. no one is arguing this is the logically ethical way to feel in some philosophical sense. this is the way we feel
does it offend your sense of justice? fairness? you conclude that is not correct?
can you explain your attempt to find a logical flaw in the way that sacrileges father responded.