Reader comments: Healing begins with a vigil

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tobiasrex | 12:41 a.m. July 8, 2008
It is too early to heal. It is time to grieve, time to mourn; time to weep and time for agony. Later we can begin to heal.

It is time, way overdue, to get back our city. The gangs and misfits have taken over with making us afraid. No longer. Salt Lake City people must unite - forget race and heritage - to regain our once peaceful community.

The mayor must gather us together, must pledge his obsession to rid our society of those useless, ugly, terror-driven mad gangsters.

If need be, we must united in a huge public demonstration downtown on the mayor's campus yelling, screaming for him and the city council to do whatever it takes to rid us of this horrid, despicable, outrage. We cannot allow gangs to continue to rule our society.

We must strike now while it's an issue: Mayor Becket lead us in re-gaining our town, our city, our community. Help us get rid of this awful element in our society. Help us re-capture our once wonderful community.

Our leaders must be responsive. Let them know we all can do it with their leadership.
Anonymous | 9:25 a.m. July 8, 2008
Tobiasrex: I agree with the part about strike this while it's an issue. However, the first part of your comment sounds a little harsh because the culture difference. I don't doubt about your intentions. It's my latin appreciation.

A la familia de Mari: mi mas sentidas condolencias. Comprendo que no hay nada en este momento que pueda consolar el corazon de una madre, no puedo imaginar su dolor. Confiemos en la justicia de Dios, El sabra aplicar su mano a quienes cortaron la vida de esta ninita y confiemos tambien en su misericordia y gracia ya que esta es una separacion temportal, volveremos a verla en el mas alla. Ella esta desde el cielo cuidandola. Que el Senor la bendiga y le de el consuelo y alivio en su corazon para poder sobrellevar esta pena.
Confused... | 10:24 a.m. July 8, 2008
I heard a saying once, “Only the good die young.”

However, when they are murdered is that part of Gods plan? He wants them home so badly that he would put all of us through this terror? I understand that accidents happen, but this was no accident.
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Maria's mother, Carmen Santos, is escorted to her home by friends followed by the slain girl's father, Gilberto Menchaca. (Tom Smart, Deseret News)
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Maria's mother, Carmen Santos, is escorted to her home by friends followed by the slain girl's father, Gilberto Menchaca.