I have felt a lot of emotions as the story of the double-murder of a Knoxville couple has unfolded.
Channon Christian, 21, was a student at UT. Although I did not know Christian or her friend, Christopher Newsom, 23, I mourn their brutal deaths with my students, colleagues and community. And my prayers are with their families.
Here are some honest emotions I have felt as our city has learned about these appalling and senseless slayings:
disgust, anger, fear, repulsion, empathy, sadness, revengeful, disbelief, bewilderment, concern, distrust, sadness, hope, indignation, confusion, horror, reflectiveness, thankfulness, bitterness, prayerful, shock, awareness, vulnerable.
A memorial has been posted on YouTube in Christian's honor.
See how other bloggers are reacting here.
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On a more positive note, I grew up just a few miles from where Kirkwood, Mo., police officers found two kidnapped boys. The parents of the boys have called the discovery a "miracle."
My family ordered food regularly from the pizzeria where the accused man worked. Crazy.
A lot of questions remain, however. Why hadn't the boys (one of whom had been missing for four years) tried to escape or tell someone about their abduction? They had plenty of opportunities - the captor worked two jobs and left the boys alone.
Some say it was fear and intimidation. I guess that's the best explanation for now.
Monday, January 15, 2007
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These stories use to roll off my back due to my dad's job. But now that I have a kid it is so different. Stuff like this scares the crap out of me!!! I have wondered the "what if" with Anna. I know I should not think about that and just live life but it is hard not to when you hear about stories like this.
In my dad's job the only time I saw him cry was when they found the three West Memphis boys dead. My dad walked straight into the house never said a word with tears on his face. He went into his room and did not come out for a couple of days. That was the first time that I realized how draining his job was emotionally. So pray for the families of the investigators, this is really difficult for them and all that they have seen and should not have to see. I will pray for justice for their families.
With a crime so horrendous, so vile and so racially associated, why are we not hearing anything nationally about this? Would it be all over national news if the race of the victims and the attackers been reversed? I do believe so.
Jack
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