Sorrowing Over Sarah.

I just read about the murder of a young American student called Sarah Papenheim in the Netherlands. Given the difference in murder rates between the US and Europe, it seems tragically ironic that a young American should come here to continue her education and get killed.

It comes shortly after a young British backpacker of around the same age was murdered in New Zealand. The NZ Prime Minister said ‘She should have been safe in New Zealand. The whole country mourns.’

And that’s why the death of somebody I didn’t know disturbs me as much as it does. Being European, I take it personally.