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October 02, 2006
Unnecessary Violence
• September 27, 2006: Authorities said Duane Morrison walked into the school, took six female students hostage and sexually abused them. Four were later released. When a SWAT team stormed the second-floor classroom where Morrison was holding the two remaining hostages, the gunman fatally shot 16-year-old Emily Keyes and then himself.
• October 2, 2006: A gunman burst into an Amish school where he tied up female students and shot them execution style. Story in progress...
Two school-related attacks within a few weeks have left traumatized and dead victims along with their familiies and communities.
This is a disturbing trend that I hope will never happen again. It is horrific to think about brutalities against children. But what has disturbed me and angered me even more are the specific target against females.
These incidents are reminders of the kind of abuse and hatred against women that scar our society. Lesser crimes like physical violence, gender discrimination, and harassment happen every day, unnoticed yet equally horrific and just as resonating as execution style shootings.
This mindset has to stop. How does society put an end to violence against women? What can we do as individuals to help?
Posted by Kellie at October 2, 2006 08:36 PM