Death At A Funeral- Kennedi Mayes

A riot was started at Port Said in Cairo, Egypt during the funeral of 33 protesters killed from violence attacks. An 18 year old male was one of many people wounded from guns and died from a gun related chest injury, and 416 people were victims of tear gas that police were also shooting out at rock throwing protesters. The people are claiming that their somewhat newly elected Muslim leader, Mohamed Mursi, was betraying the democratic goals of the revolution. 47 people have died since Thursday and armies have been sent to Port Said and Suez to contain the protesting public. Because Egypt is transitioning to a democratic government, the expectations on President Mursi are ridiculously high and the people feel that he and his group of Muslims behind him are trying to carry out their own agenda. People are also upset because Mursi seems to be taking no action to right the violence that has occurred this past weekend.

All in all, Egypt has had so many deaths and injuries in the past weekend. These deaths show how serious the people are about having a democratic government where they have the power and freedom to choose who leads their country. All of these protesters are willing to lay down their lives to ensure their rights are kept and I think that says a lot about the state of mind these people are in. They are strong headed and fight for what they believe in, which means change will come. I am wondering if President Mursi is fit to be president of a country not willing to be played by a power hungry person out for their own agenda.

My Source:
http://news.yahoo.com/riots-over-egyptian-death-sentences-kill-least-32-081720840.html;_ylt=Ap2scjXed4HFcwIhvHwvnJGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNrZXRtNmd1BG1pdANNZWdhdHJvbiBGUARwa2cDZWEyYjkyNTQtMWZhMy0zZjYzLWIwODItY2NjM2M4YWE2MTg1BHBvcwMyBHNlYwNtZWdhdHJvbgR2ZXIDOTJiNDJlYzItNjg1Zi0xMWUyLWJlNjUtMGZmMjYwZjU5ZDRh;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3