Aster-oid
... for whom the bell tolls...
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manner of thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
John Donne
From the news reports:
"A 15-year-old Greek student was killed last night by the Greek police, at 21:50 Standard Greek Time, at Exarhia Square, downtown Athens. The policemen claimed that the 15-year-old was part of a group which surrounded their police car and tried to break the windows. The police claim that they attempted to disperse the crowd using flashbang grenades. Failing that, one of the policemen fired a bullet from his gun, which, as he said, allegedly ricocheted off a marque and struck the fifteen year old in the heart.
The fifteen year old was pronounced dead 15 minutes later at "Evaggelismos Hospital".
The police car was registered with the Exarhia Square police department.
Since last night, there's violent battles between riot squads and protesters in downtown Athens as well as all major Greek cities. At this time there's no end in sight... "
When a 15 year old kid is killed, there's not much to say...
Whatever the circumstances, whichever the reason, regardless of any excuse or pretense... no gun, absolutely no gun, should ever be pointed at any kid... particularly an unarmed kid... Period!
It's a shame for our society and an unbearable burden to live with... It's an imposiible to justify crime against the Greek youth, against democracy, against basic society values...
Right now, I am not asking who, what, how... I am certainly not asking for whom the bell tolls - it could toll for every man and woman, for every father and mother, for their children as well... FOR OUR CHILDREN!..
In the year 2008, all people around the world have every right to expect, to demand that disputes of any kind be resolved by reason and by reason only, with no weapons and no violence involved... The Los Angeles and Paris riots - to name only a few relatively recent cases - should have taught us all a thing or two about how best to avoid major social crises, while there's still time...
... for whom the bell tolls...
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manner of thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
John Donne
From the news reports:
"A 15-year-old Greek student was killed last night by the Greek police, at 21:50 Standard Greek Time, at Exarhia Square, downtown Athens. The policemen claimed that the 15-year-old was part of a group which surrounded their police car and tried to break the windows. The police claim that they attempted to disperse the crowd using flashbang grenades. Failing that, one of the policemen fired a bullet from his gun, which, as he said, allegedly ricocheted off a marque and struck the fifteen year old in the heart.
The fifteen year old was pronounced dead 15 minutes later at "Evaggelismos Hospital".
The police car was registered with the Exarhia Square police department.
Since last night, there's violent battles between riot squads and protesters in downtown Athens as well as all major Greek cities. At this time there's no end in sight... "
When a 15 year old kid is killed, there's not much to say...
Whatever the circumstances, whichever the reason, regardless of any excuse or pretense... no gun, absolutely no gun, should ever be pointed at any kid... particularly an unarmed kid... Period!
It's a shame for our society and an unbearable burden to live with... It's an imposiible to justify crime against the Greek youth, against democracy, against basic society values...
Right now, I am not asking who, what, how... I am certainly not asking for whom the bell tolls - it could toll for every man and woman, for every father and mother, for their children as well... FOR OUR CHILDREN!..
In the year 2008, all people around the world have every right to expect, to demand that disputes of any kind be resolved by reason and by reason only, with no weapons and no violence involved... The Los Angeles and Paris riots - to name only a few relatively recent cases - should have taught us all a thing or two about how best to avoid major social crises, while there's still time...