Show y Y f Human Life Undervalued I IrHE 4 PHE rHE HE sanctity of human life needs greater t 11 1 emphasis in the thought of the American people In this era of traffic slaughter and needless prohibition slayings we are too careless careless care care- less in our valuation of the most precious thing in the world We e are not as startled and aroused by the loss of life as we should be A national guard sergeant in Detroit shot and killed a 1 year old guardsman who fled when attempt was made to arrest him for missing drill Another example of quick quick-on- trigger the-trigger foolhardiness this The sergeant saved his fe feet t the discomfiture of running by using his gun to halt the fleeing youth It was a a. horrible bit of brainlessness The lads lad's offense of missing drill could not possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly have been so hideous as to demand his execution It ft would have been better for forthe forthe forthe the sergeant to have let him escape depending depending depending depend depend- ing on catching hatching him hirn later rather than sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice fice the lads lad's life This is just one more example that life tife is held entirely too cheap If that sergeant had had the idea of lifes life's sanctity deeply enough implanted in his mind he would not have been so quick to turn slayer Authorities Authorities Authorities Au Au- who have the power of life and death at the command of their revolvers revolver must exercise greatest care in avoiding the uncalled-for uncalled taking of life |