it was merely a stare...
Going by what came out in the papers today, the youths of today are pretty scary. A groups of youths hacked another youth to death just because he stared. Is a stare worth a person's life? Does a stare warrant a death sentence? I honestly cannot phantom what they could have thought. It wasn't even an open challenge to a fight. It was merely a stare. It might not even be a stare. It might just have been an extended look.
One wonders what these youths have been taught in school. Or what these youths have not been taught in school. The violent tendencies of youths these days are worrying. They think they can solve everything with their fists. If everything could easily be solved with their fists, the world would be much simpler. The world population would be much less as well.
I think Gandhi said it best, "An eye for an eye will only leave the world blind." Or in this case, a good long look cost a youth his life.
Perhaps too many youths grow up thinking that they are somehow protected or immune to the laws of the land. They don't take enough responsibility for their own actions. This has to change.
One wonders what these youths have been taught in school. Or what these youths have not been taught in school. The violent tendencies of youths these days are worrying. They think they can solve everything with their fists. If everything could easily be solved with their fists, the world would be much simpler. The world population would be much less as well.
I think Gandhi said it best, "An eye for an eye will only leave the world blind." Or in this case, a good long look cost a youth his life.
Perhaps too many youths grow up thinking that they are somehow protected or immune to the laws of the land. They don't take enough responsibility for their own actions. This has to change.
posted by alvin_c at 6:58 pm
7 Comments:
youths, why put us under a lable...we are not all the same.
I agree with Freya.
Don't generalize and put everyone in the same boat. We're not all the same.
Why is it the school's job or problem? What's happening at home? In society in general?
Actually studies show that all youths display risky behaviours because it's the age of "immortals and invincibility". It's a good explanation of why all the hackings and slashings of late are done by the 14-20s. It's the age of 'nothing's gonna happen to me'.
Sad to hear.
Grief
Although I agree with Freya and honey.bun, I must say that most "youths" actually do think they are immune and can solve anything with their fists. I've read a book that states that this is because they join in a form of group - their morals are sacrificed and the no longer view anything as wrong. I agree to some point with that theory, mostly because it seems probable. Unfortunately, I see there is no way to completely eradicate this behavior. In the end we can only pity those who solve their problems with their fists, pray for the one's who are hurt by the latter and then move on. If not because of a God, then everything happens for a reason, one we must embrace and understand. In this case, I would say the killed person's relatives were made stronger and the corrupted ones have been shown to the public. We can only hope the murdered youngster is somewhere happy now. Or at least rid of the pains of this world.
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