‘World peace’ hitcher is murdered
She had said she wanted to show that she could put her trust in the kindness of local people.
I found this on the BBC.
This woman was hitchhiking to the Middle East dressed as a bride to promote peace. She left her partner in Istanbul and was supposed to meet up with her in Beirut. Instead her body was found nude in the bushes near the city of Gebze, Turkey on Friday.
This is the trouble with being a “true believer.” The rest of the world remains a hostile environment, and a pacifist is ill equipped to deal with it.
No matter how much they smile, those people out there are strangers and need to be approached accordingly.
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April 12th, 2008 at 9:50 am
i had some measure of similar reaction. but i have to question the statement, “the rest of the world remains a hostile environment.” where are you writing from? i agree violence is more prevalent in some areas than others and i think we should consider what those more dangerous areas have in common. i think artists as much as anyone are overwhelmed by injustices and feel the need to take extreme measures, but with contemporary culture, we all have to start at zero. there is not much wisdom carried down through generations anymore. i think this hitching project stems from the sincere good-hearted idealism of youth and could have been tempered with some old timers’ counsel. very sad story.