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Saturday, September 30, 2006
Only Loving the "Lovable"?
We got home from the desert last night. I didn't want to leave.
After getting home, I found out that on Wednesday, a man took six girls hostage in a high school in Bailey, a small mountain town outside of Denver, killing one of the girls and himself before it was over. Looking through the Denver Post website today, I found a photo of a sign created by the Platte Canyon Chamber of Commerce. The sign says "God Bless Emily Keyes".
I feel sad for Emily's family. I can't imagine the grief that they are experiencing right now. We don't think that sending our kids to school can result in terror and murder. It tears my gut up to think of having my daughter taken in such a way - in any way. Yes, may God Bless Emily Keyes, and her family, and the community, and our world.
What troubles me, though, is the same thing that troubled me when the murders at Columbine happened. It's one of the things that bothers me about the war in Iraq.
After the Columbine shootings, 15 crosses were set up - one for every "victim" and one for each of the "perpetrators". After a short time, the two crosses that stood for the "murderers" were removed. The shooters were demonized and anger flew. I understand the anger. I don't understand why the shooters didn't deserve as much compassion as the people who died along with them. Why does someone whose life was haunted deserve less from us than someone who lived a happy life? Don't the haunted need even more love and compassion?
So, I say may God bless you, Duane Morrison, Dylan Klebold, and Eric Harris. From what I have read, you lived with a lot of pain and anger. May you now be free from such suffering.
After getting home, I found out that on Wednesday, a man took six girls hostage in a high school in Bailey, a small mountain town outside of Denver, killing one of the girls and himself before it was over. Looking through the Denver Post website today, I found a photo of a sign created by the Platte Canyon Chamber of Commerce. The sign says "God Bless Emily Keyes".
I feel sad for Emily's family. I can't imagine the grief that they are experiencing right now. We don't think that sending our kids to school can result in terror and murder. It tears my gut up to think of having my daughter taken in such a way - in any way. Yes, may God Bless Emily Keyes, and her family, and the community, and our world.
What troubles me, though, is the same thing that troubled me when the murders at Columbine happened. It's one of the things that bothers me about the war in Iraq.
After the Columbine shootings, 15 crosses were set up - one for every "victim" and one for each of the "perpetrators". After a short time, the two crosses that stood for the "murderers" were removed. The shooters were demonized and anger flew. I understand the anger. I don't understand why the shooters didn't deserve as much compassion as the people who died along with them. Why does someone whose life was haunted deserve less from us than someone who lived a happy life? Don't the haunted need even more love and compassion?
So, I say may God bless you, Duane Morrison, Dylan Klebold, and Eric Harris. From what I have read, you lived with a lot of pain and anger. May you now be free from such suffering.
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posted by Carol at 10:08 AM
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