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Carnage: The scene of a mass shooting in the college town of Isla Vista, CA

Ìròyìn iṣẹ̀lẹ̀ ọ̀dọ́-kùnrin, ọmọ ọdún meji-le-logun – apàniyàn Rodger Elliot ti ó kàn ni ọjọ́ karun-din-lọ́-gbọ̀n, oṣù karun ọdún Ẹgbẹ̀wá-le-mẹrinla, fi àpẹrẹ ohun ti ó lè ṣẹlẹ̀ bi a ò bá gbàgbé ọ̀rọ̀ àná. Gẹ́gẹ́ bi àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ ti apàniyàn yi fi silẹ lori ayélujára ni pé “Ayé òhun dà rú nigbati obinrin àkọ́kọ́ ti òhun fi ìfẹ́ hàn si lọ́mọdé fi òhun ṣe yẹ̀yẹ́, eleyi da ọgbẹ́ fún òhun gidigidi”, nitori èyi ó já si igboro lati pa enia. Lẹhin ti ó ti pa enia mẹfa, ṣe enia meje miran le-ṣe, Ọlọpa yin ìbọn fún lori lati dá iṣẹ́ ibi yi dúró.

Lai gbe ìbọn, ọ̀bẹ, àdá àti ọ̀kọ̀, ọgbẹ́ ọkàn ti ai gbàgbé ọ̀rọ̀ àná ńdá silẹ̀ lè fa ìrẹ̀wẹ̀sì fún ẹni ti kò gbàgbé ọ̀rọ̀ àná. Ninú ewu ti ó wà ni ai gbàgbé ọ̀rọ̀ àná ni pé ọmọ iyá meji lè túká; ọkọ àti aya lè túká; orilẹ̀ èdè kan lè gbé ogun ti ekeji; ọrẹ meji lè di ọ̀tá ara; aládũgbò lè di ọ̀tá ara àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ.

Ó ṣòro lati bá ara gbé, lai ṣẹ ara.Yorùbá́ ni “Igi kan ki dá ṣe igbó”, nitori Ọlọrun kò dá enia lati dá nikan gbé. Ọ̀pọ̀ ẹni ti ó dá ni kan wà ni Èṣù ńlò, nipa ri ro èrò burúkú ti ó lè fa àìsàn tabi iṣẹ́ ibi bi irú èyi ti apànìyàn Rodger Elliot ṣe.

Ó yẹ ki á fi òwe Yorùbá ti ó ni “Bi a ò bá gbàgbé ọ̀rọ̀ àná, a ò ni ri ẹni bá ṣeré” yi gba ẹni ti a bá ṣe àkíyèsí pé ki gbàgbé ọ̀rọ̀ àná ni iyànjú nipa ewu ti ó wà ni irú ìwà bẹ̃.

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“Bi a ò bá gbàgbé ọ̀rọ̀ àná, a ò ni ri ẹni bá ṣeré” – Apàniyàn Rodger Elliot: “If one does not forget past misdeed/grudge, one would not get anyone to play with” – Killer Rodger Elliot

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