When you kill, don't say it was God's plan for the person to die

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I followed the funeral service livestream of a young person who died last week in a political violence incident. I was troubled by statements made as speakers tried to justify the death.

Some poured in their theology that everyone has a destiny with death. Fair enough. We shall all die. And yes, we shall resurrect and enjoy eternal life if our choices, exercised in freedom, set heaven as our final destination.

Some blamed the death on poor parenting and mentorship. So, the young person, who was part of a goon platoon, was not to blame. It is the adult community around him that let him down and carries his innocent blood.

Politicians at the funeral came in two shades. The first blamed the young man for engaging in criminal activities, warning others not to engage in violent rallies lest they end up in a coffin. The second blamed the State for aiding the killing of the young man, arguing that he was exercising his right to protest and met unconstitutional brutality.