The death of children and youths
When a child dies, it is unfair because the child had so few years. The death of a child is a constant, lasting lost - the killing of a child is a grievous robbery of the future, from all of us:
Martin dreamed of becoming a pilot. He had flown on school vacations to various places around the country with his mother, skiing in Colorado one year, going off to Texas another.
"There's no little black kids that want to be pilots," Horton joked with him when he was about 13.
"Well, I'll be the first one," the teen replied.
- Trayvon Martin's friends say he never picked a fight
Martin dreamed of becoming a pilot. He had flown on school vacations to various places around the country with his mother, skiing in Colorado one year, going off to Texas another.
"There's no little black kids that want to be pilots," Horton joked with him when he was about 13.
"Well, I'll be the first one," the teen replied.
- Trayvon Martin's friends say he never picked a fight