80,000 Protest Murder In Brussels genre: Indie-Script
An estimated 80,000 people took to the streets in Brussels, Belgium to protest the murder of a 17 year old teenager who refused to give two robbers his MP3 player. The crowd was the largest since 1996 when some 300,000 protested the police handling of another kidnapping and murder. Read the full article here.
What I find fascinating is the contrast in reactions to such crimes against an individual here in the United States. I see occasional vigils for crime victims but I personally can't recall a protest of this magnitude. If anyone cares to point one out, feel free to post a comment. I wonder what this says about our desensitization to violence and crime.
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