[redwitch]

Marches do make a difference. Civil protest can and does make a huge difference. Our history has shown what protests can accomplish (from peaceful to violent) — the Boston Tea Party, Carrie Nation and Prohibition, Vietnam War protests, Women Rights marches in the the sixties and seventies and today, and so on and so forth. It was the Civil Right marches that brought some injustices to the forefront of many Americans long before violent protests and rioting started. The kids today have already made a difference — there have been some new gun laws passed and, hopefully, more will occur in the future.

That this boy was killed is a tragedy. Had he followed the rules and stayed in the designated areas rather than sneaking off to play, his family, friends and school would not be in mourning.

As to the kids being manipulated, I don’t think so. They have a right to be fearful. They have a right to be angry. Just sitting at their desks and bemoaning their fates has gotten them nowhere but shot at. Adults have spoken up in the past but nothing was accomplished. Parkland kids spoke and started a movement that is getting things accomplished. So, my chant is, “Go, kids, go! Get it done. We failed. Show us how to do it right.”