Oh my, that is just so sad. So many young children have been getting abducted as of late, it's so scary. I remember one time in my area girls were getting abducted over the summer time...I was so afaird to leave my own home. Whenever I would walk somewhere outside my home, I always looked behind me and all around me like every 30 seconds, I was so parnoid because I didn't know if I was being followed, someone was watching me, etc.
It's such a scary world to live in right now, not a safe place at all for children to be. It's sad to see whats going on and happening.
I've never had to fear for my life before.. so I can't imagine what it's like to be afraid just walking outside my house or if someone was watching me.
It's such a scary world to live in right now, not a safe place at all for children to be. It's sad to see whats going on and happening. That's exactly it. It's great to see everybody coming together because something like this has happened but at the same time it makes me so sad and scared that we're all not safe here.. especially children. What if it gets worse too- that's what I'm afraid of. The world is mean.
At first, I was thinking, "oh, Clare went to a memorial downtown". And then Lucas said, "well, it could be in Mississauga too 'cause that's where she was found". And I said "oh yes, of course!" But really, I shouldn't jest about this. The images are beautiful, especially the first one -- I love how it's unfocussed. It feels wrong to save it to my harddrive.
I don't think I could have handled going to the downtown memorial. Just watching it on TV makes me sad :( Papa and I dropped by on Friday afternoon on our way to grocery shopping and then this morning we came back with Justin and I dropped off a few flowers.
I know, it's not something to jest about (not that you were really jesting).. but it's good to laugh a little. Like Justin- I put the bunch of flowers on a bunny that someone had already put there and then he goes, "you put it on its crotch!". Yeahh.
You think it's wrong to save it on your harddrive? I felt it was wrong to take those pictures. But then I thought how photojournalists are taking pictures and their sole purpose is to sell them to newspapers and such.. and so that made me feel better. I still kinda discreetly took them though. You know me.
I'm guessing the downtown memorial is huge. We don't hear much about it out here, unfortunately and fortunately. It would be too sad to hear about it all the time but I feel so out-of-the-loop, given that we're Torontonians (kinda) and all.
I'm actually quite surprised Justin wanted to go.
Well, the thing is that we're amateur photographers. We're taking such pictures for the beauty of it and not so we can make a quick buck from it. I don't know if that actually makes it better, or less wrong but thinking about it that way puts it in a better light. I went ahead and saved them anyway after much deliberation.
Indeed. The downtown memorial had 1000,2000 people in attendance. It's sad to hear and see it everywhere. In the newspapers and then on the TV. Hopefully this story will have a "happy" ending.. as in, whoever's responsible will get this ass kicked
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Clare, your pictures are beautiful. It's such sad, terrible stories like this that make me want to grab my brother and sister and never let go. My sister turned 10 two weeks ago, so she is practically the same age as the little girl. And I get so scared for them sometimes. She can be ten minutes late comeing home from her friend's house next door and my Mom is practically frantic. We shouldn't have to live scared. God, I mean, why does this happen? Why should children have to be the objects of such tragedy? They're so innocent, so fragile.
Thank you Jamie. The moment was beautiful and I was merely capturing it. That's just it- that even though we aren't personally affected by these events, it still hits home. I would hate for anything like that to happen to my siblings either. It's unfortunate that we have to live more and more in fear. I wonder that too- children are just so helpless and fragile.. adults are the ones who are supposed to be protecting them but the reality is that there are adults out there who are harming them. That's so wrong.
but then another part of me can't help but wonder what is this world coming to?
My thoughts exactly. I was talking to a friend the other night, just about "I wonder why aids were created" and so on and so forth. And we got off to talking, but a really good point was made, he said, (this is from Jurassic Park bahaha) "scientists are always saying can we do this? can't we? instead of thinking SHOULD we do this?". Instead of finding out what's in an atom(not saying htat isn't important), why not trying to find out a better way to secure the US children or something? Sorry, I'm rambling..wonderful pics ;P
That's so true, Kat. I mean, I think something like defending your country against terrorism is somewhat important, but when you put it up to something like keeping children safe or educating them- it just seems rather insignificant and that it really shouldn't be such a humongous priority. Makes you wonder. Thank you :)
I know.. it's a horrible story :( Do things like that happen a lot in the Netherlands? It just seems like in the past few years, these types of tragedies have become more and more where I live.
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It's such a scary world to live in right now, not a safe place at all for children to be. It's sad to see whats going on and happening.
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It's such a scary world to live in right now, not a safe place at all for children to be. It's sad to see whats going on and happening.
That's exactly it. It's great to see everybody coming together because something like this has happened but at the same time it makes me so sad and scared that we're all not safe here.. especially children. What if it gets worse too- that's what I'm afraid of. The world is mean.
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At first, I was thinking, "oh, Clare went to a memorial downtown".
And then Lucas said, "well, it could be in Mississauga too 'cause that's where she was found".
And I said "oh yes, of course!"
But really, I shouldn't jest about this.
The images are beautiful, especially the first one -- I love how it's unfocussed.
It feels wrong to save it to my harddrive.
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I know, it's not something to jest about (not that you were really jesting).. but it's good to laugh a little. Like Justin- I put the bunch of flowers on a bunny that someone had already put there and then he goes, "you put it on its crotch!". Yeahh.
You think it's wrong to save it on your harddrive? I felt it was wrong to take those pictures. But then I thought how photojournalists are taking pictures and their sole purpose is to sell them to newspapers and such.. and so that made me feel better. I still kinda discreetly took them though. You know me.
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I'm guessing the downtown memorial is huge.
We don't hear much about it out here, unfortunately and fortunately.
It would be too sad to hear about it all the time but I feel so out-of-the-loop, given that we're Torontonians (kinda) and all.
I'm actually quite surprised Justin wanted to go.
Well, the thing is that we're amateur photographers.
We're taking such pictures for the beauty of it and not so we can make a quick buck from it.
I don't know if that actually makes it better, or less wrong but thinking about it that way puts it in a better light.
I went ahead and saved them anyway after much deliberation.
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My thoughts exactly.
I was talking to a friend the other night, just about "I wonder why aids were created" and so on and so forth. And we got off to talking, but a really good point was made, he said, (this is from Jurassic Park bahaha) "scientists are always saying can we do this? can't we? instead of thinking SHOULD we do this?".
Instead of finding out what's in an atom(not saying htat isn't important), why not trying to find out a better way to secure the US children or something? Sorry, I'm rambling..wonderful pics ;P
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Things like that happen so many times it's scary
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Do things like that happen a lot in the Netherlands?
It just seems like in the past few years, these types of tragedies have become more and more where I live.
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