On Sunday
we had family in Boston
So the news
from yesterday, Monday, about the bomb attack was a shock more than a natural reaction to such a horrific occurrence.
The Boston
Marathon was not simply an American event, it was international and among the
crowd and competitors would have been representatives of many nations and many
beliefs.
Nor was it
an attack on the “authorities” or the armed forces. It was an attack on ordinary people from
around the world whose only ambition was to have a happy day.
One of
those lost is an eight year old boy there to see his father run. Others killed and seriously injured are all
ordinary people doing ordinary things.
It is
possible only to mourn those lost and think of the many others who have been injured.
What kind
of mind or person can do these things in this way and why?
What kind
of group can plan, support and rejoice in such a merciless assault?
"What kind of mind or person can do these things in this way and why?"
ReplyDeleteI'm just reading Theodore Dalrymple on human evil. His conclusion is that it's often a mystery. People can be appallingly evil.