Injustice

I've been thinking about this topic for a few days now. Ever since a 15 year old girl was rapped by numeorus people as others watched. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/10/outrage-over-gang-rape-of-15yearold-girl-witnesses-by-as-many-as-20-people.html

I have been thinking about what we are teaching our kids to stand up and speak out when there is an injustice, crime, or immoral action is committed. Are we showing them to just mind their own business, to not make waves or call attention to themselves? Do we stand up and speak out when we see an injustice being committed? Bad things happen not only because there are bad people but because good people stand by and do nothing. The people who stood by and did nothing should also go to jail. They are just as responsible as those who committed the awful acts upon that young girl. But I'm making a concious effort to show my kids that we stand up for the values we believe in and that we defend the helpless no matter how others react.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere--Martin Luther King, Jr.