Monday, December 8, 2008

MY WORLD TUESDAY: A sad and black day


Dear Friends,
today was a difficult day for us - Greeks.
That's why my content won't be the hap
py one I had planned to post.
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A young, 15 years old boy was killed by a policeman when he appeared in the middle of gunfights between the police and the anarchists who were distroying several shops around Athens.

Alexis, 15 years old

That was the first checker of the domino. Students around Greece refused to go to their schools and demostrated for the murder. Then anarchists took the occasion to distroy more buildings. The political parties demostrated too against the goverment's policy and the police's harshness.


I watch the news and I can't believe my eyes! So anger from everybody...
I feel pity for the boy and his parents...
I feel sad for the policeman - murderer- who has three chilren...
I feel sorry for the owners of the shops who waited for Christmas to work under this difficult economic crisis...
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Chaos...! My heart is bleeding...


24 comments:

antigoni said...

Very good post sis! Very thoughtful of you.

Anonymous said...

I´m sorry. Violence is anywhere.
Sad our violent World.

EG CameraGirl said...

I'm so sorry! Terrible. It's on our news so I knew it was happening but it is still shocking!

Louise said...

How very sad. I can understand why it would not be possible to post about something cheerful today.

Anonymous said...

Very sad news indeed especially in time for christmas. My prayers are with you.

SaraG said...

How very sad for everyone involved. Such a tragedy.
Take care!

Sylvia K said...

I read about this earlier and saw the sad pictures! I'm so very sorry and will hold good thoughts for you and your country at this time. What a sad and violent world we live in -- even harder to bear at this time of year when it is supposed to be love that we celebrate, not hate. Thank you for the info.

MaR said...

I saw this piece of news on tv and it truly saddened me. I am sorry this happened and sorry it happened in your country...

marcia@joyismygoal said...

Oh your World is in sadness for sure today I am so sorryn

Leora said...

I'm sorry to hear of this.

Jane Hards Photography said...

This has been all over our news. It is such a terrible waste, which we have also seen too much of in the UK.
Such a sad indictement of our times.

Anonymous said...

I read about the riots in the newspaper, but it's much different to actually be there. I'm sorry that this is casting a shadow on your world.

Lilli & Nevada said...

So sad that there has to be so much violence in all of our worlds. Very passionate post

DeniseinVA said...

I heard the news and I thought of you and Antigoni and how this must be affecting you all. I am so very sorry that this has happened. I feel sorrow for the young boy, and for his family who has to deal with his death, for everyone involved, my heartfelt condolences for the people of Greece.

Anonymous said...

I'm so sorry for you, this is all over in our news too. Hope the violence will end before Christmas. Take care!

Maria Verivaki said...

you've phrased it very well marina - to loyia einai perita...

Anette said...

I'm so sorry, we've been watching the news from Greece, and I've been thinking of you! So unnecessary loss of a young life!

Marites said...

That's so sad. I hope it'll get resolved soon and I hope cooler heads and kinder hearts will prevail.

Reader Wil said...

I do hope that there soon will be peace in Athens and the rest of your beautiful country. It's sad that this all happened and especially at this time of Christmas. I noticed that you are Antigoni's sister. How wonderful! You're both very lovely girls!

Tamara Jansen said...

I have been watching the news clips and thinking about the sadness and chaos that everyone has to endure. Our prayers go out!

Oman said...

that is so sad. i am one with you in praying that violence should end.

Anonymous said...

πραγματικά ΧΑΟΣ.

Gayle said...

I do not watch the news and did not realize...I am so sorry for the turmoil around you.

Maria said...

Dear Marina,
first of all thank you so very much for your lovely Christmas wishes and the nice present you sent me! I really appreciate this very much!
I am also very sad to see all these shocking pictures from Greece. I am so sorry for you! Take care!