In the article, "3 students shot to death in apartment near UNC Chapel Hill" (Link to Article) it states that three students were recently shot and killed at an apartment building near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. All of the students were shot in the head. Because the three students were all Muslim, police are exploring the possibility that this was a hate crime. Another option for this crime could be a supposed "ongoing neighbor dispute over parking." The suspect, Craig Stephen Hicks, is in custody after he turned himself in on Tuesday night.
I think that what this man did was horrendous, especially if it truly was because of something as trivial as a parking dispute. I believe that this was a hate crime, though, due to all three of the victims being Muslim along with how the suspect had supposedly threatened the three students numerous times before the murders took place. Whether it was a hate crime or not, I think it is incredibly sad that this senseless act of violence took place. I am also sorry for all the students at the University of North Carolina who are mourning their fellow classmates and friends. I hope that the families of these victims get justice for their loved ones and that Hicks is charged for a hate crime rather than just murder.
I saw this news this morning, and was also very sad. I think it is truly awful that we live in a society where we can expect to hear news like this on a regular basis-- school shootings, terrorist attacks, village massacres. At least this man turned himself in! I agree with Hanna that this is senseless, and I hope that we can one day live in a more peaceful world.
ReplyDeleteI heard about this somewhere else and it's sparking a lot of outrage that it hasn't gotten more coverage. I can't believe that things like this still happen. People don't kill people of the same race over parking disputes. This has to be a hate crime, and I think it's disgusting. Still, I think it's good that people are realizing that racism still exists. It's sad that murders of Muslim people, police brutality against blacks, and harassment of Native American kids at a sporting event is what it takes to do it, but at least people are opening their eyes. The government may not be racist in its laws anymore, but that doesn't mean society isn't still clinging to its prejudiced principles.
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