URNotAlone

Lawrence King

February 16th, 2008 8:31 am MST

Sorry, I just had a few thoughts on the young person needless shot and killed in Oxnard, Ca. He was shot in the head by a school mate and declared brain dead, taken off life support on Friday he soon passed. Some of his organs were donated to "help others".

Some less understanding people might say she asked for it because she sometimes wore feminine attire at school, make-up and painted nails. But I choose to think she died because she stood up and said I am different and there is nothing wrong with being different, what a brave young person she was. I believe our world is worse off with the passing of this beautiful child.

There are some people in our circle claiming the media is ignoring this shooting, its sad but I guess it is getting overshadowed by the shooting in Illinois.

Selfishly, I hope there will be some good from this for our community, but I don't have much hope for that anymore, it seems the harder we push, the religious right pushes back even harder. I would like to know their thoughts on this senseless act.

Sometimes life just doesn't make sense, I keep asking this, "Why does everyone have to be right?"