By now most Americans should have heard about or seen the story of the Chicago student beaten to death by gang members while he was walking home from school. If not, then google it or go to Youtube.com and search for it.
The Secretary of Education and the US Attorney General meet with leaders in Chicago to talk about how to prevent this type of thing from happening again. Read the press release. They decided to throw money at the problem instead of laying blame where it really lies- with parents and a communuity not instilling a sense of values (especially the value of a human life) into their children. Children who learn that all human life is valuable -- something to cherish and protect don't kill others, wish that all those "gays with AIDS" should be rounded up and shot, or comment about how a racial or religious group deserves to be killed. Think about what is said in our community and in our school. Where are our values? Is not all human life sacred and worth portecting no matter what?
