I have seen many terrible things on the Internet. What I witnessed today really hit me hard. I read International news stories all the time because this is history we are witnessing. I have read plenty of stories from the Middle East that report of the stoning that still occurs to this day for religious crimes.
I read this story today that reported a teenage girl was stoned to death for falling in love with a man who was a different religon than her religion. She ran off and seeked sanctuary in a mosque because she feared for her life. He parents told her she was forgiven by the community and she could come back home. As she came back to the town, there were over 1,000 men waiting for her to arrive and abducted her. She then had her clothing stripped and was stoned to death. In front of police officers that did absolutely nothing. Her only crime was that she loved someone different.
I have read these type of stories on many occassion. Far too many. Today was different because there were people there that caught all of this on camera phones and posted the videos on the Internet. I witnessed the videos and have to say that it will forever change how I view these stories. To hear the poor girl scream in pain and the chaos of the crowd is something that can not be described in words.
I'm not sure if it's because I have a daughter or just the humanity in me, but I was physically shocked when I watched the videos. I just sat at my computer for a few minutes and had to regain my composure.
My feelings are very much torn regarding this situation. Obviously, I do not think this girl should have been killed. At the same time, I am a believer of not interferring in other people's rights concerning their religion and social views. The Middle East is something very new to us as Americans. We can easily go in and do our usual thing (call them savages and Americanize them), but this is the reason we have terrorist attacking us right now.
I honestly think today is one of those life changing type of days. It made me look into myself and learn a little bit more about myself. No jokes today. Only honest feelings and introspection.
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When I recieve emails with these types of videos attached, I delete them without watching. It's just too much for me. I have mixed emotions concerning the public being able to witness these horrible acts of violence. We need to see them, in the hopes that these acts can be stopped, but what does it do to us? Does it make us harder, or does it break us?
I totally agree with your comment. Once that innocence is lost, there is no going back. The truth is, reality is both beautiful and ugly at the same time. We can not have just one half of the equation.
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