Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Sadness

Sometimes a public death really gets to me, as has this one. It is rare that anything like this happens but once is still too often. 

Aidan Becker was an off duty security guard who intervened when a 14 year old lad was being attacked by four young males at a train station.

Aiden walked the boy away but it is alleged that the gang of four followed and attacked Aiden with knives and simply stabbed him to death. 

A good guy killed after helping someone who was being attacked. That really is fucking shit.

Dear Aidan, your wonderful character dictated your actions and there is no more to be said. May the full weight of the law be imposed upon your murderers. 

11 comments:

  1. That is a horrible and immensely sad thing to have happened. I hope the penalty is severe enough to make them suffer for their actions.

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  2. Aidan was such a young, responsible security guard, exactly as I would have hoped my sons grew up. His name should be attached to a scholarship somewhere, to honour his memory for ever.

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  3. That is tragic. His poor family and friends. I hope the perpetrators receive lengthy jail terms.

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  4. I hope those who killed this man are locked away for a very long time.

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  5. That is just awful. I hope you will keep us updated on this story. I am glad that have the four boys.

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  6. Very sad. Too often it seems that the kindest, most selfless humans are the ones who pay the price. It's the fatal flaw in civilization.

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  7. I missed this on the news, I hope the attackers face jail over this murder and not just get a slap on the wrist and told to behave.

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  8. I hope someone stabs them and they bleed out slowly

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