Urban Obituary #1

May 31, 2013, Chicago Illinois

A 15-year-old Patrick Sykes, child of God, was shot dead Thursday night, police said.

There will be no "Justice for Patrick" rallies, or marches. There will be no hand wringing on MSNBC or any of the other media outlets. There will be no speeches from Al Sharpton, or righteous anger from Jesse Jackson. There will be no petitions signed. None of these things will happen because Patrick's life was of no value; His tragic death at an early age cannot be used to further a political agenda or line the pockets of "reverends".

To the "reverends" and the political class, Patrick's early death is a mere statistic and of no use because the circumstances are far "too common". Besides, how can you possibly work people up into a race baited frenzy and manipulate them when a black teenager dies at the hands of another black teenager? Patrick's death will remain a number. Our prayers go out to his family and particularly his community.