Children Live What They Learn

No parent wan't to learn about the death of their children. Most will never get over such a devastating loss. Therefore, it is understandable that the parents and loved ones of the two Stuart, Florida teenagers are still grieving the boys' loss at sea. However, what seems to be missing from the conversation is how did both teenagers, at 14 years old, have an opportunity to have access to such a water craft? Certainly, the Florida law states that a person must be at least 14 years old to operate a water craft. However, what responsible parent would allow any 14 year old child to take a boat out on their own without proper supervision from a parent or guardian? If  the son of the boat owner took the vessel out without the parent or parents' knowledge then the parent or parents are not at fault. However, if the parent or parents gave his/her or their permission for the 14 year old to take the boat out on his own then that parent or parents should be held responsible. From every indication, the Coast Guard has already done all that is possible to find the boys. Therefore, speculations at this point that the boys could be abducted or there could be fowl play is mind boggling. Moreover, the boys left from the coast of Florida and not from the coast of Africa where pirates are prevalent so abductions are common  The bottom line that this case demonstrates is "children learn what they live - children live what they learn".

The World Forgot The Garissa University Attack

April 2, 2016 marks the first anniversary of the Garrisa University attack when 148 people at a institution in Kenya were massacred by terrorists. The people of Kenya and the small number of those around the world who paid close attention to this limited media covered story in 2015, never forgot, although there were no buildings lighted around the world in the colors of the Kenyan flag or even public acknowledgements on behalf of governments worldwide to express sympathies for the senseless killings. The world has forgotten April 2nd and the loss of so many young lives. Yet, the world will never forget the dates of the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center, or the July 7th London bombing attack, or the January 7th attack in Paris on Charlie Hebdo or the November 13 multi-bombing attack in Paris or the recent March 22nd terrorist attack in Belgium. These dates are embedded in the minds of people due to the continuous coverage of media and political outcry all over the world. Clearly these incidents show that the world is divided. Even under such devastating occurrences, people's mind still function racially where they will give more support if the incident takes place in a White majority country than if similar occurrences happen in countries where Black or ethnics are majority. This hypocritical behavior indicates that Whites deserve more sympathy and attention than Blacks in such incidents. When will these racial preferences end?