This Wednesday, terrorists stormed Mumbai, India, violently raiding hotels, hospitals, religious centers and tourist attractions. Attackers used hand grenades and automatic weapons to wreak havoc on the city and its inhabitants. After a slow response from Indian commandos, the attackers were all captured or killed. The fighting ended Saturday after three days of continuous gunfire and turmoil, leaving the city in ruins. Hundreds were left dead or wounded, including a number of American citizens and other foreign citizens.
The Lantern extends its condolences to the residents and visitors of Mumbai and their families, and all those affected by this tragedy. With the memory of an unexpected terrorist attack on our own country still fresh in our minds, many Americans can empathise with the situation in India this weekend.
The Lantern believes that we as a country must come together and show our support for this city in its time of loss.
This Friday, shoppers at a Wal-Mart in New York trampled temporary worker Jdimytai Damour to death at a suburban Wal-Mart in New York.
This tragedy, which was widely publicized in the media this Thanksgiving weekend, is just one of the troubling incidents to occur during “Black Friday” shopping. What started as a bargain hunt has ended in tragedy and loss of life. On the same day in Palm Desert, Calif., two men fatally shot each other after the women they were with got in a fight at a local Toys “R” Us.
The Lantern feels that the outrageous occurrences of this shopping holiday should serve as a grim reminder that there are more important things in life than bargain hunting. We believe that if people had shown just a little humanity and compassion, rather than single-minded greed, these tragedies would have been easily avoidable. In a weekend already marred by bloodshed overseas, it is disturbing that people in the U.S. are killing each other over sales.
