The cruel murder of Captain Danasegran “Naveen” Pather is an act of savagery that must be condemned. This brutal murder is a graphic reminder that we live in a mortally sick society. This culture of violence brings with it a morbid class of individuals who believe that they are entitled to determine the value of other human lives. We live in a culture that does not recognize the intrinsic distinction of individual worth. There is mounting evidence that our violent society’s disregard for the value of human life has wrought unspeakable tragedy. We are grimly reminded that the absence…