Martin Luther King

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy."  – Martin Luther King, Jr.

These words have been repeated a lot today. I hope those rejoicing at current news events have respect for their notion.

I have no doubt the world is a safer better place with certain individuals not in a position of power, or able to organise campaigns of fear and terror. But these people should be held accountable for their actions, not merely destroyed. I don’t mean to engage in debate about the rights or wrongs of the individuals in the campaign to find Mr Bin Laden, merely that the zealous reaction of a few has been detremental to the countries who are meant to stand for things like Liberty and Justice.

I’m no fan of terrorism. I’m no hater of the USA, but i do think we can do better than rejoice in death. Be it the death of thousands of innocents or one misguided fool.