I live in Baltimore, we are (last time I looked) the third most violent city in the U.S.. I live IN the city, many think our streets are little more than a gunsmoke rerun, with gunman offing each other over territory and leadership. While this may often be the case, there is a scarier crime, one that is committed every day, aimed at the families of people who either owe money or are snitches. A few years ago a woman who was trying desperately to rid her block of drugs, was murdered in her home along with all five of her children. Why this made the news, I have no idea, it happens with regularity, perhaps not five children , more often, two or three, but yes it happens so often we don't blink. The rules change as does the "punishment", last year a child was taken by a drug dealer over a bad debt, and just this week two teens are on trial for breaking into a local house, killing three children, almost decapitating the one. Rumor has it, it's a newer hispanic gang operating that kills children for the "sins" of their parents. What these "sins" are should be coming out in the hearings over the next few days. Some are suggesting it isn't drug related, it has something to do with payment for helping a relative cross the border. I do not know how anyone could harm a child over the failings of the adults, but ya have to admit it is likely the most hurtful revenge.
Don't we feel safe? Most of us thank our god that we are not involved with this dangerous underworld, however there are corporate stories that aren't often shared, that have parallels. I remember a woman in the northwest , who in her fight against a major chemical company, Dow, I believe ,lost her life in the exact same fashion as the "drug snitch" in the city, all five of her children perished in a suspicious fire. We all know the fear that the "whistleblowers" live with, we know of others in protective living situations, and CEO's all over the world KNOW their children are targets of prospective kidnappers.
We don't know John's sin. If you are right Capps, there has to be someone he hurt badly enough to cause such revenge. It could have been a simple slight, forgetting to pay a crew worker his wages before Christmas, wages owed for work completed on the house. It could have been something far larger, working for a company that sent arms to fight battles in some far off land in an unpopular war. There could have been infringements on others , anywhere between these two. He should know, he should explain any and all possibilities , he needs to give the authorities enough information to send them off on the right track. You may be right, he KNOWS his "SIN".
