Senseless Killings

Three white men catch an African American teen,
Stealing something from a liquor store.
The Black teen ends up dead before help can arrive
And the district attorney does not charge the three white men with any crime.

A retired police officer is annoyed by a person texting
In front of him at a local theater, before the movie.
They argue and the retired police officer pulls out a gun
And shoots and kills the man who was texting.

The President of the USA adds a ‘suspected terrorist’ to his ‘kill list’.
The next week an unmanned drone sends a missile to kill the suspect
And two women and a child die with the suspected terrorist.

A twelve year teen walks into his Middle School and shoots two teens
Before turning his gun over to a teacher who confronts him.

A young solider is trained to kill and to seek and enjoy killing in the military.
He leaves the military with same taste for killing as was foster in him by the military.

Two young teen friends are walking down the street when they get into an argument over music.
One pulls out a gun and kills his friend.

These are all ‘senseless killings’ but they will not stop
By preaching, laws and enforcement of laws and regulations.
They will only stop when the military, schools, politicians, all of us
Create an ‘environment’ where it is easier to be good
And everyone, from the President to the teen on the street,
Recognizes it is wrong to kill.

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