Aiyana

There is an unimaginable amount of unrest, chaos, and pain ravaging the world at this very moment.  Because I cannot comprehend this, because I cannot imagine what such an experience would be like, the stories pouring in from Thailand, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, China...

Those tragedies become topics of conversations over coffee or  dessert.  Yes, more important, more heavy than a discussion about the weather, but a discussion nonetheless.  A discourse on current events, not actions to attempt prevention, or even actions of response.

But, one story in particular has haunted me today.  It gives all of this madness a face, the face of a seven year old girl, the innocent scapegoat of this world's complete insanity.

I'm posting a video from Democracy Now, a news source that many likely avoid (or do not know exist) because of their leftist approach.  Please let that be of no concern to you, please just watch.  Witness the pain of Aiyana's grandmother, hear the pleading of the family's lawyer.  We cannot approach this in a partisan manner, or at least we must try to avoid doing so.  Rather, these events, these stories, must unite us.

This was wrong.  These things cannot happen.  What if she was your child, sister, cousin, friend, neighbor?

seven year olld Aiyana -- killed by Detroit police

Lord have mercy on us, all sinners.