Somer Renee Thompson

Somer Renee Thompson

You can find the story about Somer here and here, but I'm not writing this to discuss the story itself. I've been sitting here this evening attempting to work through my own emotions regarding Somer and the circumstances surrounding what is presumed to be her death. As of my writing this, she has not been confirmed deceased, but in all probability Somer has in fact left us. I am once again apologizing in advance for my inability to write coherent sentences. I am sure that my sentences will reflect my thoughts and right now, they could hardly be deemed coherent.

At what point do good people start taking child predators out back, and putting bullets through brain pans? At what point do those same people start holding politicians responsible for the decisions they make that allow these awful things to happen to children? Locally, a child can not ride the school bus if they live within 2 miles of the school that they attend. Somer Thompson lived less than 2 miles from school and had to walk home. So who's fault is it that she is presumed, and most likely, deceased?

"Tough economic times" they say when writing up this year's city budget and determining that the cost savings to the area would be enough to warrant a new policy, that children within two miles of a given school, will not be provided school bus service. I'd like to ask the mayors of the area if Somer's life was worth the cost savings. Ultimately it was this policy that led to her missing in the first place. Let's face it, had Somer been placed on a school bus by a teacher, she wouldn't have had to walk home on October 19th, and therefore wouldn't have become another statistic. That's all she's going to become to the city. Somer's only going to remain a child to those that knew her and to those that care to remember her. This mayor will end his term and move on. Somer will end up as a number in some Excel spreadsheet or on some website as a "murder".

What about the child predator? Seriously, at what point do good people decide that they've had enough? Does everyone's child have to disappear before people stand up and refuse to let these things happen? I'm making assumptions that the body that was found today was Somer's, and maybe I shouldn't; but regardless they found the body of a child today IN A LANDFILL. A child was discarded as easily as last night's leftovers in the trash and we allow people that do things like this to go on living. What does that say about humanity? That we're compassionate? That we're evolved? Well folks, I call bullshit. No where in the animal kingdom does one kill another for some sick gratification then discard the corpse, quite literally, like garbage. So what is it that we supposedly have compassion for if this "person" can't even be loosely compared to an animal?

I could go on and on about this, and I'm sure that in the coming days I will, but for now I have a solution. I say we first allow Somer's mother the chance to place the decisive bullet in the brain pan of the person that did this; and if she chooses not to, then we hold a state lottery for the chance. I'm fairly certain that we'll raise enough money to allow EVERY child to ride the school bus to and from school every day for the rest of their lives.

To be continued...