Editorial

Fight the Issues; Not One Another

By Twantanisha Derrough

 During our recent Spring Break, a few violent incidents occurred.  There seems to be a never ending cycle of unplanned home going services of the young people of our generation. But how are you supposed to enjoy your weeklong vacation from school if you don’t feel safe going places? What can you do? Where can you go that guarantees that your life will not be in jeopardy?  

    The crime rate in Dallas is at an all-time high with forty-one murders so far in 2016 and six that occurred over spring break, one being that of one of our beloved students. I sit and wonder what the world is coming to. No one deserves to be sent home before their time but it’s been happening more than it needs to at the hands of the people in our communities. Oddly, tragedy seems to be the thing that brings communities together. We grieve and mourn together when someone dies, but not long after we are back at each other’s throats over childish issues that could be resolved with conversation rather than gun violence.

     We have bigger problems to face. We don’t need all of this tension and animosity for each other. Let’s direct our attention to the fact that people are losing their lives from terrorist attacks conducted by ISIS in other countries or deciding who is going to be the next president. Let’s direct our attention to things that really matter and to the issues that might change our way of living. Life is too short to be constantly fighting with each other. We often become outraged when people of our communities die at the hands of police officers, but what happens when they die at the hands of members of their own community?  We should learn from the tragic event that occurred over spring break and view it as a reminder   that life is precious and can be taken away at any time

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