Two stories have been in the
headlines for some time these days here in Brazil.
One is a sad story about a thirteen – year -
old boy who is being accused of murdering his whole family – mom, dad, grandma
and great aunt. His parents were police officers which made the choice of the
murder a bit easier- shooting. In my heart I would like to believe that he
didn´t do it. But according to the police and their investigation, everything
leads to him. Unfortunately we will never know the truth, because the boy took
his life as well.
The press is making him look like a
super hero, for he was a fantastic shooter and we could even say a professional
one, based on what we read in the papers. The neighbors and family members are
making him look like a kind, sweet and gentle young teenager. The school is
making him look like an example student who used to be quiet and quite
studious. His friends are divided into two categories; the ones who really
liked him and say he was calm and cool and the others who were perhaps a bit
envious of him and say that he used to draw pictures of war and loved playing
those video games that most, if not all, teenage boys like to play at that age.
One of his friends, who stated that he was his best friend, told the press that
the boy´s wish was to be a hit man when he grew up. His family, aunts and
uncles, refuse to believe that he did all of that and are stating that they
were killed because of internal police reasons. They were simply eliminated,
wiped out, deleted.
According to what I have read and
heard, I cannot come to a consensus as to what really happened. It is possible
that the boy really was a psychopath and snapped that day, or he was pressured
to do it. Usually when someone is going
to end his life, there is a suicide note along with the incident. The greatest
question here is will we ever know? And can we trust the answer we get? Well,
we’ll have to wait and see…
The other story, also sad, is about
a brick layer in Rio that was last seen being put into a police car and taken
to the station. Because of cameras all over the community, they have his
getting into the car on tape; however, the big mystery is that no one knows
where he is. People are starting to protest with signs and banners asking
“Where is Amarildo?” (That is his name). Police say they do not know. The press
is on top of the story interviewing Amarildo´s friends, family and co-workers.
It must be very sad when someone in your family just disappears. At least when
the corpse is found, you are sad, but at least you can rest in peace knowing
that the person has stopped suffering. He could be being tortured for all we
know.
Poor Amarildo, if he came from an upper class
family then perhaps the authorities would have found him by now. To be point blank, the police wouldn´t have
taken him in the first place.
This wouldn´t be the first time a
person has disappeared. There are many stories of people just vanishing into
thin air. Could they have been abducted? Well, we will have to wait and see
what is going to give with this story too…
What do you think?
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