The 35th anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique (Montreal) Massacre.
I'll be as brief as possible on this topic today; but on this National Day against Violence Against Women here in Canada, these acts of cowardice and repugnation must stop. 14 innocent women were murdered by a demented Marc Lepine, who legally purchased a weapon; and then committed mass slaughter, whether he was simply mentally ill, or he resented the idea of equality for women. It's yet another sensitive topic surrounding gun control laws, even in America, but violence against women must cease to exist, once and for all. I have never been tempermental or violent in my entire life, so I could never accept or condone this senseless behaviour. I have a previous composition titled; "Ribbons --Remembrance or Defiance", which shares my opinion and view on wearing coloured ribbons on such sad occasions as these; however, please show respect and wear your purple or white ribbons on this day to remember all women that have been the victims of acts of harsh aggression and viol...