What is Up with Celebrating a Murder?

Osama Bin Laden, the baddest of the bad, is dead. Navy Seals went in and eliminated him and grabbed a bunch of material to study.

And in many places in this country there was jubilation in the streets, as if we had won a championship or a war had ended.

Neither is the case here. We sent in a hit squad and they performed their duty as our brave president ordered them to do. See http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/05/osama-bin-laden-dead.html for an explanation of that.

The thing is, for me, we do not celebrate something such as this. As well, this war is not over and eliminating the head of the beast may spawn others, as in hydra-headed al Qaeda.

There should be solemn consideration that a human being has died, even if a monster.

There should be prayers for peace in the world, since this will stir that famous Arab street into action.

And I prefer if we do not act as if we have the same behaviors here on our streets.