Reseña del libro "Summer of Violence (en Inglés)"
Journey with Ollie Marie Phason, the mother of Broderick Bell, the six-year-old who was shot between the eyes with a 9 mm and went back to school in second grade just two months later. A family with a godless lifestyle of murder, drive-by shootings, molestation, drugs, and alcohol addiction. This is the family's journey to find God and the "power of prayer." Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Heb. 4:14-16, NKJV) Denver's 1993 "summer of violence" left seventy-four dead. Even though the number of homicides was lower that year than in encompassing years, the outcome was different. People were more frightened. Much of the violence was gang related, and the violence had moved beyond the boundaries of the inner city. The killing and injuring of innocent people had spread to the suburbs. Some of the deaths were from stray bullets; others intentional murder. There was also a randomness to the violence, which increased the fear. Gang members were killing people who were not gang-involved, giving the feeling anyone could be the next victim. Fear spiked, and there was a run on guns at stores. Many of the gang-related murders that summer were drive-by shootings, and nearly half of the murder victims were teenagers. Then-Gov. Roy Romer said of the violence: "It's not just the number of acts . . . It's the increased awareness that these are very young people who have no code of conduct, no moral framework that teaches them to respect life." He called a special session of the legislature, and ten special-session bills on youth violence were signed into law that September. They included the ban of handgun possession by youths under eighteen, the construction of more jail space, and the right to charge fourteen- through seventeen-year-olds as adults for violent crimes. When the Enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of God will raise a standard against him! (Isa. 59:19, NKJV)
