Sunday, August 27, 2006
Crónica de una muerte anunciada
Yesterday in Sevilla, a 58 year old man killed his wife and his 4-month-pregnant daughter with a rifle. This comes as no surprise even to one of his sons, who has explained today how they have been living in fear their whole lifes. "His father" (he does not even call him that) had beaten them and their mother multiple times, and also threatened to kill them with his rifle.
They had denounced it.... And what has the spanish law done to stop him?. Well, close to nothing because, please explain to me what the "medidas de alejamiento" (prohibiting him to get close to the house and the family) will do, when he only needs ONE chance to get close to them to kill them???
So, now what?. This innocent wife and daughter (and grandchild!) are dead, and the judge's order has obviously done nothing to prevent it. This man has done exactly what he told his wife he would do: shoot her with his rifle. And we, we knew it, but have done nothing to prevent it.
I think it is more than time for us to review laws like this, which let the innocent suffer (and perish) under the abuse of the violent. How many more times has something like this to happen so that we take action and responsability?.
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He tried to kill himself afterwards, but did not succeed. I hope that if he comes out of the hospital, spanish authorities will at least take this deaths serious and put him in jail for the rest of his days. That is the least they can do.
They had denounced it.... And what has the spanish law done to stop him?. Well, close to nothing because, please explain to me what the "medidas de alejamiento" (prohibiting him to get close to the house and the family) will do, when he only needs ONE chance to get close to them to kill them???
So, now what?. This innocent wife and daughter (and grandchild!) are dead, and the judge's order has obviously done nothing to prevent it. This man has done exactly what he told his wife he would do: shoot her with his rifle. And we, we knew it, but have done nothing to prevent it.
I think it is more than time for us to review laws like this, which let the innocent suffer (and perish) under the abuse of the violent. How many more times has something like this to happen so that we take action and responsability?.
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He tried to kill himself afterwards, but did not succeed. I hope that if he comes out of the hospital, spanish authorities will at least take this deaths serious and put him in jail for the rest of his days. That is the least they can do.
# posted by blackcat : 7:15 PM
