On March 25, a four-year-old boy drowned in the Omni 41 Health & Fitness Connection, Schererville, Ind., pool. By any account, this was a tragic event. As a parent of a four-year-old myself, I can’t imagine the grief his parents must be suffering as they attempt to come to grips with what happened.
However, it appears these victims — the boy and those who grieve him — are not satisfactory. Some people are looking for even more victims.
A few articles were written about the drowning, and many news outlets allow comments on their stories. One commenter, posting in response to the Post-Tribune article about the boy’s death, demands that the identities of the four responsible supervisors and counselors be revealed. One can only imagine the commenter believes these people should be exposed so they can be publicly punished in some way, suffer more than the unimaginable guilt and regret they must already feel.
Like those calling for the greedy AIG employees’ heads, eager to inflict injury in the mistaken belief that it will in some way assuage the pain they feel themselves, this commenter is misguided. He is angry, and he hurts for this boy and for those who mourn him.
I can understand this feeling, this urge to pull others down into our black hole so we do not suffer alone. But now more than ever, while each of us struggles to manage our own challenges and unique wounds, we cannot afford to give in to it.
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