Domestic Violence
As I was driving to work this morning I had a memory come back to me, of a colleague of mine who we all thought we knew pretty well. We would laugh and joke over lunch, chat in the break room, and listen as she told us about her beautiful twin daughters. She left our company to go work for another company, and shortly thereafter, we read in the papers about her estranged husband strangling her to death, and then killing himself, all while her young daughters were in the house, screaming for him to stop.I was horrified then, and I still am now. This was a mere 2 years ago, and I still see her shining bright smile, and remember how contagious her laugh was. And, how well she had hidden years of abuse. I don't have the words to say my thoughts and feelings on this subject. I think our society has so many problems in it, we give power to those who shouldn't have power, we don't take threats seriously, sometimes we are good parents and do everything right, and the child still ends up being a deranged psychopath (recently a 17-year old boy - now 18 - stole his parents car and guns and went and shot and killed 2 women in Iowa, laughing all the way! Showing no remorse in court). I have no solution. I don't even know where to start, except maybe from a religious aspect. If all people came to know and emulate Jesus Christ, I think our society would be a better place. I think evil is seeping in our lives, our families, our communities, our government. It is becoming more and more rampant, and we aren't doing anything about it. And still, I have no clue where to start. Still no solution to this problem, and the crime and hate and fear continue on.