Yesterday, a speeding vehicle lost control and hit four pupils from Kapkoi Primary School at Burnt Forest along Nakuru-Eldoret highway. According to witnesses, the car lost control and rammed into the children who were waiting to cross the road as it tried to avoid hitting another car.
Well, the reckless driver was arrested, he definately has a case to answer, and he may or may not receive a fair punishment for causing the death of these innocent children who had their whole lives ahead of them. But really, what punishment would be fair enough to console the parents of these lost souls? what punishment will compensate the maybe future doctors, teachers or even president? I don't know about you but, i am getting very confused on what an "accident" really means.
The Oxford dictionary describes an Accident as follows:
" An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury"
In this case, according to the dictionary, it would only pass to be an accident because of the adjectives "unfortunate" and the verbs "damage" and "injury". But "unexpectedly" and "unintentionally"? No. This is why i think this should not pass as an "accident"... since time in memorial, we have been taught about road safety. there have been countless advertisements and campaigns about keeping it safe on the roads. all this is for the preservation of life. It's simple; if you overspeed, recklessly overtake, break traffick rules, EXPECT that you are endangering someone else's life. At least think about someone elses life, if not your own.We all know the repercussions of all these vices, so lets quit blaming everything on "accidents" and start taking responsibility for our actions. Remember, every action has a reaction. Question is, what reaction do YOU want to create?
To the families and friends of the little angels, may you find peace.
pole to the parents of the babies.Losing a baby to death the most difficult pain one can go through.
ReplyDeleteyeah. all we can do is pray for them.
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