Hi 33girl...
I caught a few of those bulletin board announcements last night. True the announcers were not very emotional, but the content really bothered me. It made me think. It made me feel very vulnerable. Meaning, since they were reporting crimes that happened all over the country and among different races and religions, it reminded me that we are not completely safe. It really saddened me to hear that people will kill a person just because of their race or religious beliefs. Of course I knew that racism existed...in my mind, but to put names to the victims and what exactly happened just made it real to me. Does that make sense? So, even though it may have seemed like a waste of time, it made me feel uncomfortable and I think that was the point. To wake people up to the fact that these crimes are very real and they really effect people, on all levels...possibly leading to one's death.
I'm glad that I could share this with you. It really bothered me to hear that these such things still go on in this country.
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