Comments on: A TALE OF TWO BOYS http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/05/a-tale-of-two-boys/ "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."-Teddy Roosevelt Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dusty http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/05/a-tale-of-two-boys/#comment-2457 Dusty Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:49:42 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/05/a-tale-of-two-boys/#comment-2457 I have read your post about 10 times..I am unable to wrap my mind around the entire situation..much less comment coherently Sagefever. Its horrible..and its part of the life in America, we have lost our moral compass..we being the universal 'we'. I have read your post about 10 times..I am unable to wrap my mind around the entire situation..much less comment coherently Sagefever.

Its horrible..and its part of the life in America, we have lost our moral compass..we being the universal ‘we’.

]]> By: sagefever http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/05/a-tale-of-two-boys/#comment-2456 sagefever Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:40:36 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/05/a-tale-of-two-boys/#comment-2456 Thank you BigAssBelle~ I think it broke my heart on so many levels~this young man could have easily been my son,the poor young woman who is not doing well..a life cut tragically short in one case~I hope he makes wise choices in jail, but that is a one in a million.This young woman and her family, their home shattered..and why? As you say so many things contribute,but I can not wrap my mind around how one believes killing someone is a good idea. And that is a good thing. Thank you BigAssBelle~ I think it broke my heart on so many levels~this young man could have easily been my son,the poor young woman who is not doing well..a life cut tragically short in one case~I hope he makes wise choices in jail, but that is a one in a million.This young woman and her family, their home shattered..and why? As you say so many things contribute,but I can not wrap my mind around how one believes killing someone is a good idea. And that is a good thing.

]]> By: Big Ass Belle http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/05/a-tale-of-two-boys/#comment-2453 Big Ass Belle Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:16:03 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/05/a-tale-of-two-boys/#comment-2453 you can't legislate against that. what a heartbreaking post. i am so sorry for your loss. i can't imagine such a thing or even how one can survive it. i don't think we can ever take into account every factor that creates an act of violence. genetics, environment, phase of the moon, some strange agitation at the molecular level. every contributing factor that can be named can also be countered with a dozen ~ hundreds ~ thousands ~ of examples of individuals facing those same difficulties who did NOT murder, who did not maim, rape, destroy another. i don't know. it is a mystery and a tragedy. it is a tragedy, too, that those who can't see beyond skin color will simply look at this thing and dismiss it as fully explained by that factor. very sad. you can’t legislate against that. what a heartbreaking post. i am so sorry for your loss. i can’t imagine such a thing or even how one can survive it.

i don’t think we can ever take into account every factor that creates an act of violence. genetics, environment, phase of the moon, some strange agitation at the molecular level.

every contributing factor that can be named can also be countered with a dozen ~ hundreds ~ thousands ~ of examples of individuals facing those same difficulties who did NOT murder, who did not maim, rape, destroy another.

i don’t know. it is a mystery and a tragedy. it is a tragedy, too, that those who can’t see beyond skin color will simply look at this thing and dismiss it as fully explained by that factor. very sad.

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