A series of evil acts
I have seen and read about many terrible acts in my lifetime. Things that make me cringe every time I think about them. But after reading about the incident that took place in Richmond, CA. last week, I was disgusted with my fellow man.
A 15-year old high school student, who was attending her homecoming dance, was brutally beaten and gang-raped outside her school while a crowd of more than 20 on-lookers laughed, took pictures and did nothing to help her. One of them even posted a video to Youtube. (See story below.)
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/27/california.gang.rape.investigation/index.html
It is such a foreign thought to me that people could act in such a cowardly and pathetic way, that I am unable to put it all into context. As angry as I am by the young girls’ attackers, I am even more ashamed by the crowd. Some people are just evil and do evil things. But to watch it being done and not help is despicable. Whatever happens to the attackers, the same punishment should go for the crowd.
How do we reverse the course we are on and get back to the days we cared for our neighbors and their children?
Edmund Burke once said “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
Unfortunately, it’s getting tougher and tougher to figure out who the good men are.
Michael Kinney
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October 30th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Michael…I’d take a stab at your query, but a couple of things deter me from doing so.
To paraphrase Jack Nicholson, and assuming you’re much younger and more “progressive” than I, “You likely can’t handle the truth, nor will you accept it.”
This website does not seem to be the place to embark on any effort at an extended discussion of the various causes of the ills of which you speak.
October 31st, 2009 at 8:34 am
Mr. McDanel, neither myself, this website and newspaper have never been scared of the truth. I want people to express what ever ideas they have, regardless of whether I agree with them or not. As long as people are not disrespectful in their responses, all ideas are encouraged. That is the only way an open and honest discussion can be had. Then maybe we will all learn something.