Is it Humans or Animals?

Who is to blame for such horror? With the death of 33 people, including the gunman, it seems that human life is not worth that much after all. This time it's the work of a South Korean Cho Seung Hui and not a "Abu" something, so this time round the blame will not fall on the AlQaeda. Maybe its too often that we hear the savagery of the AlQaeda, that it will not be a surprise anymore if its them to be blame again.

Its 33 lives and we see news flashed on the front pages of nearly every tabloid in the world. Why? Because it happened in "The Land of Opportunity". Many of our American friends fell victim to this outrages massacre. This happened on Monday.

One day earlier, a Sunday, at a location further away, 50 lives were lost caused by explosions.

Two days later, on Wednesday, 170 people died and 200 wounded due to explosions. These deaths were reported also, but not on the front pages, and certainly not in many tabloids.

Why?

It happened in a far away dessert land called Baghdad, Iraq.

Why the disparity? Is it because of where it happened? Is it because who the victims were? These questions need serious looking into. My take on this is straight forward, impartial and fair. Human life is sacred and should be respected as a gift of God (no matter what you believe Him to be). No human has the right to take it away except Him. All human life is equal regardless of whether one is black, white or yellow. It is equal, regardless of where one originates from. Be it Africa, America, Asia or anywhere on the face of this earth. Rich or poor, we are all equally HUMANS.

So, my point is, regardless of whether its the 33 lives or the 170 lives, it should be grieved equally. My heart goes to the family of the massacre victims at Virginia Tech, however, it is disgustingly wrong to over highlight the plight of the 33 without equally highlighting the 170 deaths in Baghdad, just because of the differences in location and people. They are all humans! Unless, of course, its 33 human lives lost in America and 170 pigs in a remote town in Baghdad, then its alright not to highlight the slaughter of the animals.

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