Before I took a nap today I started scrolling the channels and I started watching The First 48. This is a show that I currently have a love hate relationship with, nevertheless I tuned in. The show featured the homicide of a 29 year old man and a 50 year old women, both of which were African American. The woman had suffered a stroke which left her partially paralyzed, her son had returned to take care of his mother. The two were killed as a result of a school yard quarrel between the victims younger son age 13 and one of his classmates. The two teens had been fighting at school which then transcended to their apartment complex where the boys proceeded to fight again. The male victim breaks up the fight. About an hour after the fight is broken up, the classmate returns with his mother. The mother tries to question the parents of the 13 year-old boy, his brother tries to calm down the woman. Two men appear and begin to open fire. The mother then runs to the car were the suspects are and the runs back to her car as she pulls off.
Through questioning we learn that her intent was to make the to boys fight again, however this led to the death of the 13 year-old boys mother, brother and the injury of his father. Now the reason why I am writing about this is because this is MADNESS, the mother of the other the classmate wanted the two boys to fight again, then she brings 2 men who are now being charged with the murder of these to innocent people. Now there are things that I want to highlight. The mother of the 14 year-old classmate was 29 years-old. So if you are counting she was 15 when her child was born. Now I am trying to fathom why she would want them to fight again. What type of mentality did that mother have. Where was her maturity. A part of me wants to yell and scream about what happen on an individual basis but I can't. I am compelled to think objectively and encourage that we all become more intentional in raising our children. Violence and corporal punishment should not be our only means in settling disputes. We should all strive to promote peace.
I am in no way going to provide a solution because I know not the best way to limit these occurrences. However I intend to strongly encourage that we strive to raise our children to love. I strongly encourage that we be intentional in raising our children. I challenge ever person to rise up against social crime and racial rivalry. Please lets start to build communities that foster peace in realistic form. Support our school systems, and try our best to teach our children the ways of the world. We must try to engage our neighbors and take back the communities that we left. I could write a speech but I just want us to wake up, so that this can stop!
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