KONY 2012 (Requesting a lock)

If you've got any kind of a connection to the world, you probably know what I'm talking about.

If you don't, start finding out:



Graphic content at 11:15 - 11:25, skip over that part if you are sensitive, but it would be better if you looked away and just listened.

I will stand by this cause until we see this man brought to justice. I will likely donate money to this cause and participate in rallies. This has been one of the only things I've seen that has brought me to tears in a long time, and for that I will support this cause.

And so should you.

The sad part is that there is plenty more where that mad man came from that have not been publicized through the world. Its not like this is uncommon. Its very likely those statistics with the number of children brought into this situation are much higher then as recorded. Far surpassing merely doubling the number listed in the video.

Drew wrote:

The sad part is that there is plenty more where that mad man came from that have not been publicized through the world. Its not like this is uncommon. Its very likely those statistics with the number of children brought into this situation are much higher then as recorded. Far surpassing merely doubling the number listed in the video.

Yes, that is very likely, however if we don't start somewhere, it's almost like not starting at all.

Also, I was a bit hasty to say what I said in the op. I've heard a few things about the Invisible Children foundation, specifically that some of the money they take in goes to the Ugandan government, which is known to do similar things to children that the LRA does, and this has made me more reserved about the issue. I still want to see Kony captured and brought to justice, but until I can be sure my support is going to the right people, I'm taking a sidelines view.

EDIT: As usual, I've jumped into a popular political cause without knowing what was behind it and what the real motives were to start it. I'm hoping this will be enough of a lesson to myself that I'll stop and think before doing anything else like this.

For those that don't know, the Invisible Children foundation basically gives money to people that use child soldiers, and also to people who kill child soldiers. Luckily I found out about this before investing in Invisible Children.

That is why I am requesting a lock.