Disjointed Thoughts on The Killing of a Man

he was a human being

our nation is celebrating the killing/murder/execution of a man

i understand that he can be viewed as a representative and that people can receive "closure" from this - but I don't really buy into that notion

all day it has made me pretty sick to my stomach

I mean, yes - he was terrible - yes, he was a major terrorist - but killing one terrorist is like lopping a head off of the hydra

only the hydra is a human

today was barbaric - plain and simple

the fact that our nation celebrates violence makes me very worried about the state of the world I live in

So, I might try and flesh some of this out later.  But this is basically what the killing of Osama Bin Laden means to me.  Scary stuff, America.

Update:

I found this quote via FB feed - and it buttons this post off nicely:

‎"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." -- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.