Derrion's Death

I was eating my breakfast this morning, Cinnimon Life, and I decided to turn on the News. The first story to come on after the commercial about chef-designed-dogfood was about a 16 year old who was walking home from school when he got caught in the middle of a gang war. He was an "innocent bystander" who was beaten to death. Derrion was an honor-student at a high school in Chicago. His death should be a lesson to the world... "violence is not the answer". Where I live, in a very rural town in Maine, there aren't any gangs. But, hate and high school drama emerge when you'd least expect. Fighting between small groups is a natural occurance. I'm sure if we lived in a city these small groups would turn into gangs. But, some of us, like Derrion Albert refuse to take part in the hate and violence. I didn't know him, but I respect him, and sympathise with his family. And to those who have been a part of the violence, small or large scale, I hope that you can learn from Derrion's death.