Rage Needed Now! The Murder of Melody Ross!

Saturday Evening, October 31st, a Honor student/athlete was murdered following the Long Beach Wilson/Long Beach Poly High School Homecoming Football game. Her name was Melody Ross and she was struck by a bullet on 7th/Ximeno near 10th Street. Feel free to go to the Long Beach Press Telegram's website where you can read all the known details.



No, this post is about the Gift of Rage! Yes! Rage is a Gift! We need it NOW!



We don't need another article stating the obvious.



"Oh, what a senseless murder! Those butchers! They didn't deserve to die.....

insert sobs!"



No one deserves to die! All murders believe it or not are senseless! So let us stop stating the obvious and get to the point!



Melody Ross, (Peace of the Lord upon her) is NOT the first young person to be murdered this year and she won't be the last! There that's the problem! She ain't the first, and she won't be ,the Last. But what have we done since the last senseless murder? What are we going to do now that this one has occurred?

Anyone remember Breon Taylor and Dennis Moses? Both were murdered when a gunman fired into a crowded party at a Masonic Hall in Lakewood, California last January 19, 2008. Is it mere coincidence that all three died by stray shots fired indiscriminately?

We Should be Enraged? Rage is good and necessary so we don't get used to things like this. We should never allow ourselves to get used to it! BE Angry then Do something to change it!

See last time I wrote a few posts just like I'm doing on this one but to what end? A couple of days of documented sadness and grief! No what we need is RAGE! We need to become so ENRAGED at the slaughter of our Young People that we ATTACK the PROBLEM!

Here's what we can do. Contact Mayor Bob Foster, the Long Beach City Council, The Press Telegram, The District Weekly, The Long Beach Times, The Los Angeles Sentinel, Long Beach Police Chief Billy Chief Billy Quach , UNITY 1 and any other anti gang and anti violence groups that you can think of. Write them, fax them, light em up with tweets, Face Book, My space, Hit the radio stations. Hit up Dominique Diprima at KJLH from the Front page.



But that's just the first thing. Then we need to fill the PTA/Parents association meetings to the Brim!



Here's something that never gets suggested first! Call the local chapter of the National Rifle Association and get them involved. Ain't they the ones always hollering about Gun rights. Well, you want to own guns then you can be responsible for em too. They should be the first to lead the fight against the use of undocumented or unsecured hand weapons. Get they Azzes on the phone!



Don't Just Howl! Get Enraged Then Get Engaged!



BE Prayerful! BE Mindful! BE Careful!

Jaycee