so first instinct for me was where s my family, where s my friends, what s going on? i hear my sister screaming i got hit, i got hit. and i didn t know what he was talking about, and somehow a light was shining on her arm and she was just covered in blood, her whole hand, her whole arm. and i looked down and i see my mom laying face down in the grass. and by that point people had run away from where we are at and we were able to flip her over. and just immediately you saw the gunshot wound in her chest. do you remember what happened? do you remember how you got separated? i don t remember being hit. i remember when the light shone, was shone, that s how i knew i just was covered in blood. i mean i got absolutely lucky it just grazed my elbow abouten
especially with sexual assault, if women are, you know, young men who have been assaulted complain to grievance board it s supposed to be impartial, but it s often and i exposed this in new york magazine in 2005 jail which covered up for 20 years sexual assaults it s actually a way for the university s lawyers to protect university from exposure of these criminal investigations. so i say if a crime takes place on campus whether it s in a fraternity or anywhere else, you know let s obey the law, let s have the jurisdiction of the local police investigate and hold these people accountable. i would never defend what we all saw take place on that bus at the university of oklahoma nor that which is coming to light via facebook at penn state university but when i look at those incidents i wonder if they represent a failure to manage alcohol then exacerbate it or light shone on them by social media. i think we need to demystify booze. i m an advocate for lessening
god is here in our resilience. the grit that gets us back up again. and nothing taken will be forgotten or lost in vain. this is how god works. good morning. i am reverend liz walker from roxbury presbyterian church. and i welcome you as we gather in community to help heal our beloved city and this violence weary world. let us pray. creator god, in the beginning, you said, let there be light. and the light shone, piercing the darkness. help us find our way through the darkness now. you taught us that we belong to