I just finished my last post when I came across this Story - Attack Survivor Dies in Cruise Ship Jump - AOL News. It seems that this Mexican American kid was brutally beaten awhile back and though his friends and family thought he was doing OK he jumped off of a cruise ship to his death. Upon reading the headline I felt so bad for this poor child, but after reading the article I feel just a bit infuriated.
First of all, the article talks about how his brutal beating took place. It seems that he was at a drug and alcohol party where he was drunk and high when he was being inappropriate to a twelve year old girl. ( Anyone else not feeling so sorry for him yet ?) Anyway when a couple guys ( one the girl's brother ) decided this was inappropriate and beat him ( OK they went a little too far ) suddenly because this kid is of Mexican decent this is a hate crime ? Maybe he shouldn't have been doing drugs and being inappropriate ? Anyway since this poor kid was beat up he got a full college scholarship. So the way to a good education is to drink in excess, do drugs, and hit on little girls??? That is what I am hearing ! How about my daughter getting a free ride to college for her volunteer work at the local nursing home? How about the sweet girl from church getting a scholarship for all of her effort in starting a new youth organization that's only priority is community service? How about a scholarship for someone who was born with disabilities beyond their control? No , they go to the poor kid who does drugs and does inappropriate things to young girls. Makes sense to me ????
Again I do say that these kids went too far in their beating of this boy but to reward him when he realizes that drugs played a big role in his fate is ridiculous ! How about a scholarship for those of us who have never done drugs, stay out of trouble, and actually try to do good?
