Saturday, August 22, 2009

road kill

Something not so good has been going on these days. In the span of 2 weeks, we have seen two dead bodies sprawling along the street. According to reports, both men were shot in the head. It's a good thing that police officers were already on the scene and bystanders crowded the street... I mean, imagine if we are caught in the middle of the shooting. It was quite surreal and it shook me a bit. My sister was quite brave and actually look at the body, I hate seeing blood so I just took a glance. We can't help but noticed them because the area is our usual route. My father didn't look because he didn't want to be disturbed with the ugly sight while driving. My grandfather passed away a couple of weeks ago (God Bless His Soul), but it was quite a big difference seeing a dead body in a wake compared to seeing a dead man swimming in a pool of blood. I was quite for a few minutes... God bless their souls.

An eye for an eye? Vigilant killings? Street justice? Whatever it was, these men belong to a family... I still believe in due process.