In our backyard.......

Life is so fragile that you can turn in a moment, and find it broken. And life is so fleeting that you can blink and miss it. Does this hold true that a young gay life so brutally snuffed out is beyond recognition? This murder happened in our own backyard of Oxnard, 25 miles from here and the media blew right by it on their way to a primary.



15 year old Lawrence King was shot in the back of his head in a classroom because he was gay. Lawrence had lately been open about his identity by wearing female accessories to his school uniform. Supposedly, this is why his attacker slew him. Parents have demanded the school install metal detectors and work to end bullying in the halls. The outrage appears too late. When is tolerance going to be pro-active instead of re-active? When will a story like this be treated in the media with the respect it deserves? This poor kid......................