THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, October 11, 1996 TAG: 9610110015
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A14 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: 21 lines
With the recent death of the young rapper Tupac Shakur, many of our young people are beginning to see that death is not a game. And when a death, especially a violent one, occurs, a whole family is torn and destroyed.
Today many of our youth find it cool and acceptable to carry a gun or some sort of weapon. They can readily identify a gun by its name, but have a problem reading a sentence or one paragraph. Parents, grandparents, teachers, concerned citizens - we must find some means and ways to reach our children. After all, they are the future.
We need more politicians who say ``enough is enough,'' let's all join together and find an answer. The killing of our young people changes things for all races and cultures and it's devastating.
VALERIE L. JOHNSON
Norfolk, Oct. 1, 1996 by CNB