I missed the class that we discussed the assassination of Bin Laden. But I did learn about people's feelings from facebook.
Pretty much all week there has been a slew of serious, semi serious and mockery statuses. I've already read a couple of posts concerning the views on this.
I never see the death of a human being to be a cause for celebration. Though he was an internationally wanted terrorist, I can see where people are coming from. I also understand the atrocities he committed were disgusting and awful. Having said that, no matter how awful the crime and how completely abhorrent he was the human race, reacting with praise and high fives makes us at fault as well (CERTAINLY not to the same extent, but still). I have a similar attitude towards the death penalty. Fighting murder with murder just doesn't seem right to me.
Having said that, Erin made a very valid point that Bin Laden's death might start a new era of higher acceptance for Muslims in the US who have been the subject of MUCH stereotyping and racism since 2001.
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