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Man’s inhumanity to man
Dear Editor,
In the Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Ceasar, the senator Marc Anthony when speaking at Ceasar’s funeral, condemned the brutal murder of his friend Ceasar by other senators and remarked ———” O judgement! thou art fled to brutish beasts And men have lost their reason”
The spectacle of Gavin Paul, an alleged chain snatcher, lying on the pavement in the rain, clad only in his underwear, bleeding to death from a bullet wound in his back, with his blood flowing from his body into the gutter, is a shocking example of man’s inhumanity to man.
From reports, Paul had snatched a woman’s chain, and this is a crime which cannot and must not be condoned. However, he was unarmed and was fleeing from his pursuers when a “public minded citizen” shot him in the back. He did not confront his pursuers nor did he threaten their lives. A warning shot in the air might have resulted in his capture. In extreme circumstances, he could have been disabled by a shot in the lower leg and then immediately taken to the hospital for treatment.
This incident demonstrates how low we have sunk into the dismal pit of insensitivity, where there is scant regard for human life. The punishment for chain-snatching is not death. Cold-blooded murderers plead guilty to manslaughter and are sentenced to a few years in prison. White collar criminals steal millions with impunity and are never called to question. Those persons who watched Gavin Paul bleed to death should hang their heads in shame.
Oh judgement! thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason.
Lloyd H. Marshall
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