Comments on: Premature Human Mortality: It’s Wrong!

By: wagelaborer

wagelaborer — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:07:40 +0000

I am catching up on my blog reading after weeks of distractions.

It is now July 9th, and the top news is still the death of Michael Jackson.

Hundreds of other people have died in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Honduras since then.

But Michael Jackson is still dead, and that’s the news.

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:34:11 +0000

Hope everything turns out good for you David!
That picture should be shown everywhere and to everyone so that they can see what their money is doing.
I know it was my tax dollars that helped kill that innocent child and that there is nothing I can do to stop even more such killings.
Obama should look at that picture and ask himself if he would like to see his daughters in that postion.
No one has to wonder why the US is hated so much after seeing just that one picture.

By: David G

David G — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:50:45 +0000

It’s not your age, Therese. These are depressing times. What is most depressing is that we are capable of better!

By: Therese O'Grady

Therese O'Grady — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:32:25 +0000

Maybe it is partly my age, but these are depressing times. Crushing photo, and how about the horrors of the children forced to work for crumbs, in the area between Afghanistan and Pakistan, due to our meddling in the affairs of their governments. Heart breaking!

By: David G

David G — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:25:25 +0000

That Michael Jackson is an icon for some suggests to me that our value system is awry!

By: Irfaan

Irfaan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:15:59 +0000

David,

not to mention the children killed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan who do not get a mourning. And there are already t-shirts of Michael Jackson in many stores and it hasn’t been one day yet since he died. Wow! They really like to profit from someone’s death! Go, Go Capitalism!!!!

By: David G

David G — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:16:57 +0000

Coco, what saddens me is to see the media frenzy today about Michael Jackson. By contrast, the four hundred plus kids who were killed by Israel during the recent Gaza attack barely rated a mention and neither does the blockade of Gaza which is still ongoing.

By: coco

coco — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:07:47 +0000

i was only referring to his music when i said great things……….and i know you will mourn this child. as do i……………….

By: David G

David G — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:19:32 +0000

Coco, Michael Jackson did bring something to the world although some of it wasn’t good! He won’t be mourned by me.

The innocent child in the photograph never got a chance to bring anything. It simply got caught up in the maw of war and was spat out. This child I will mourn!

By: coco

coco — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:08:27 +0000

i could say a lot of things here, but i will reserve my speech/advice/comments as i’ve found that at times it’s better to be silent. (it’s taken me a long time to realise this though!)

i understand however david, your apprehension and fear of the ‘dubious’ benefits of any medicines prescribed by the ‘new age’ witch doctors.

none of us will escape death. and it’s up to each of us (if we are fortunate enough) to decide how to proceed if we are diagnosed with some life threatening disease.

war torn children like the one in the picture is a victim of aggression. aggression that is not necessary. and aggression that gives no choice.

i’ve just learned that michael jackson has died. and there will be millions of people mourning his death. and although he brought great things to this world he is still just another human being. how many people will be mourning this child in the picture?