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ayoubA city of beauty marred by violence.
Rioting is not the way forward, no violent form of protest is, because it attracts those people who are in it for the violence and not the cause.
The two kids who supposedly ran from the police into an electricity sub station were old enough to understand the dangers of running into that place, and if they were running from police out of fear of getting a beating, the best place to go would have been somewhere public, where there would be witnesses if there was to be any poor treatment, running into danger can too easily be interpreted as being up to no good.
The police, however, deny the kids, (17 and 15) were being chased.
Why is violence seen as the only way to express anger? I'm tired of saying these things, but maybe, just maybe, if I keep saying them, someone else might start saying them, and with a little luck, the voices for peaceful lives will drown out the noise of chaos...
It's a dream I have.
Some would say "wishful thinking", but I'm enough of a cynic to see their point of view too.
Rioting is not the way forward, no violent form of protest is, because it attracts those people who are in it for the violence and not the cause.
The two kids who supposedly ran from the police into an electricity sub station were old enough to understand the dangers of running into that place, and if they were running from police out of fear of getting a beating, the best place to go would have been somewhere public, where there would be witnesses if there was to be any poor treatment, running into danger can too easily be interpreted as being up to no good.
The police, however, deny the kids, (17 and 15) were being chased.
Why is violence seen as the only way to express anger? I'm tired of saying these things, but maybe, just maybe, if I keep saying them, someone else might start saying them, and with a little luck, the voices for peaceful lives will drown out the noise of chaos...
It's a dream I have.
Some would say "wishful thinking", but I'm enough of a cynic to see their point of view too.
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Date: 2005-11-02 04:57 pm (UTC)