Wednesday, September 3, 2008
R.I.P Matt Garcia
On monday September 1, 2008 a young latino male by the name of Matt Garcia was shot three times in a quiet neighborhood in fairfield.Matt Garcia was one of the youngest elected officials in the nation.When i read this article it made me think alot, like about what the world is coming to these days.This guy wasn't doing anything wrong,he was just trying to help get kids off the streets like the little hooligans.Just trying to change the world kinda like obama except a little smaller, but so what it's still change and the kind of change that we need.I mean who knows he could have been the next obama but insted of being African American he would have been Latino.That really pisses me off that we'll never get to find out just cause a couple of people don't agree with him and decide to kill him.But last i heard he was in critical condition, but today they annouced that he was brain dead.This world will never come to peace but we could at least try, and this would have never happened if we had gun control, so this is also kind of a political issue because Obama is pro life which means he is for gun control, but McCain is against gun control, so if you really want to stop all this violence let Obama speak for you.
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Great insights. It really saddened me that a young man who related to the youth and knew how to work with the older generation would be cut short from the life's work that would have been so promising.
I thought a lot about that too. And although I didn't know him or even heard about him, it hurt deeply. I'm thinking of the kids who would be stunned and maybe think that there is no hope. But I am confident that Matt Garcia will leave behind a legacy that the next Latino or Black or any other race kid from the block could run for office and make the world better. Taking one life does not stop revolution, but only makes us try harder. I am hoping the next kid will follow his footsteps and bring hope again.
I also like the comment about gun control. It was subtle, but it is at the heart of these senseless crimes that seem to take place in our communities.
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