For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners Psalm 69:33
Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Hebrews 13:3
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” (Matthew 7:13-14
Every parents nightmare. A hole in your heart that can never be filled. A life ended before it had really begun. Always wondering what might have been…if only.
Accidents, drug overdoses, suicide, all tragic, but having your child murdered would to me be the worse.
The daughter of a College professor, Ms. Majors seemed destined to make a substantal mark in the world. An aspiring writer and muscian she was attending the uber liberal women only Barnard college. .
Barnard had been a great fit for Majors, who was smart and socially aware. In her admissions essay, she described why the school would be a perfect fit. “When asked, ‘Why Barnard?’ Tess wrote: ‘As an avid feminist, I have striven towards bridging my community gender divide by being outspoken in my classes, taking an intensive course on social justice, and campaigning for a congressional candidate...”
She was going to major in ‘journalism‘.
Unfortunately for Ms. Majors Barnard College is located New York City in which the present mayor Bill DeBlasio hassystematically reversed the crime prevention policies of the previous two mayors, Giuliani and Bloomburg, (the latter now disavowing everything he did out of political expediency).
Tragically being a rich, liberal, white privilaged, female could not prevent her from being mugged by reality, and sadly it cost her her life.
Of couse with the Left everything is political. Race should play no part but it likely will. Tessa’s murder has exposed (gasp) the Right wing views of some NYPD cops. A.O.C. had this to say...
“Of course, you have the horrific tragedy of a young woman’s life being taken with so much potential… “But then you have the tragedy of a young boy that was driven to that point, taken to that point. And I think that tragedy is also one of intergenerational poverty, potentially of a broken home, [and] lack of opportunity.”
The Times repeatedly refers to Majors’ alleged murderers as “children,” as if they were 4 years old. The paper argues that Weaver and Lewis should be tried in family court, since “adolescent brains are different than those of adults, making adolescents less likely to exercise impulse control, assess risk or consider long-term consequences.” Many young offenders, the paper argues, “are readily capable of being rehabilitated.”
But…
Robbing and killing Tessa Majors was a choice. Weaver and Lewis face adult justice not because they are “black boy[s],” as the Times implies, but because this type of crime says something bad about the teens’ moral character.
Barnard College for its part has closed the barn door…a little too late.
The attack prompted new security measures at Morningside Park, including 24-hour guard booths outside the park. The operation hours of the evening safety shuttle bus have also been extended.[34] Additional funding was promised for security measures at Morningside Park, as well as fixing the outdoor lighting. NYPD committed additional officers for patrolling the park, and Columbia University pledged more security guards.[35] New York City Council member Mark D. Levine announced he was “committed to finding the money to put in the cameras we need for sensitive areas that aren’t covered”, speaking of adding security cameras that could be monitored in real time by police officers.
If anyone should ever wonder why this particular crime story affected me as much as it did, that I would be this much time and effort in writing this post it’s mainly personal. I have a beautiful, talented, straight “A” 18 year old neice who has just started re-education indoctrination college.
Other then President Trump being the first President to speak live at the Washington D.C. march for life I didn’t recall hearing much about it in the local Vermont media. Then again I don’t bother much with the local media.
I imagine that the Progressives that run Vermont wish someday to have something like Article 58-10, 58-11, and 58-12 in a penal code to deal with “right to lifers”, “climate change deniers”, and anyone who voted for Trump.
Anyway, here is the march that took place in Washington. Looks like a few people showed up.
One bad stinking rabid Dog that had to be put down.
and a…
Good Dog!
Donald J. Trump
✔@realDonaldTrump
We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
… Bob Dylan (78 years old); Paul McCartney (77); Paul Simon (77) and Art Garfunkel (77); Carole King (77); Brian Wilson (77); Mick Jagger (76) and Keith Richards (75); Joni Mitchell (75); Jimmy Page (75) and Robert Plant (71); Ray Davies (75); Roger Daltrey (75) and Pete Townshend (74); Roger Waters (75) and David Gilmour (73); Rod Stewart (74); Eric Clapton (74); Debbie Harry (74); Neil Young (73); Van Morrison (73); Bryan Ferry (73); Elton John (72); Don Henley (72); James Taylor (71); Jackson Browne (70); Billy Joel (70); and Bruce Springsteen (69, but turning 70 next month).
Lets include Graham Nash (77); Stephen Stills (74); David Crosby (78); Ringo Starr(79) and Stevie Nicks (71)
Oh and least we forget… Yoko Ono (86)!!
I really believe that Yoko will survive everyone on this list. She is one of those Japanese women you hear about that live to about 115.
But for every Rock personality on this list I’m sure that any one could name six or more that unfortunately “died before they got old” via accidents, suicide, disease, and a lot of drug overdoeses.
I remember being a kid watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan way back on Feb. 9th 1964. A black day for barbershops all over America. Later being introduced to something called “Hashish” at a friends house in 1966, I recall “Buffalo Springfield” was on the turntable.
In 1969 there was of course “Woodstock”.
The seventies was the era of “prog rock” ELP, YES, King Crinsom et al.
Rock was a big part of our life throughout the seventies and eighties. “Long live Rock”, “Rock and Roll can never die” was what people said.
Of course that’s not true in the case of people. Everyone gets old , “all thing must pass, all things must pass away”.
Even the “Grunge artist” of the nineties are now all in their forties and fifties.
Within twenty years all of them will be gone.
Except Yoko.
What will the Western civilization be like in twenty years?
Perhaps it’s just as well I not around to find out.
