Why so much hate?

Dear Editor:

In the space of a week, my heart has been torn by what I hear in the news. First came the news of 215 children buried in unmarked graves in Kamloops, BC. I cannot imagine what the families of these poor kids went through, never knowing what happened to their children.

Then, we have the vehicle attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario, in what appears to be a hate motivated crime. Then a man was sentenced to eight years in prison for killing an Indigenous woman by throwing a trailer hitch at her. Eight years! For taking the life of an innocent woman.

It’s nothing new, we hear about all the protests over the senseless death of coloured people. About all the acts of terrorism across the world. About ethnic cleansing. So much hate!

I am not perfect, I have had my prejudices over the years, much like most everyone, regardless of race, gender or religious beliefs. Hearing these news brings many emotions in me that I can’t reconcile. I just don’t understand this level of contempt and disregard for human life. What brings this level of hate in someone?

I just don’t get it. Why do we hate so much?

Mario Ross, Ariss