It’s always a sad thing to hear about someone being murdered. If you don’t want to read about someone being murdered, then skip this edition of Pastor-Eye-zzed. Also, please understand that I am not making light of such a serious and sad situation by writing about it in this blog. It is just that there is one point of interest in this story that grabbed my attention.
It seems that two men in Cheltenham, U.K. have been charged with murder and robbery when they allegedly killed Keith Soons for his iPhone 4.
Now, I doubt very much that it is really all that rare of an occurrence to be killed for something as trivial as a phone. I have heard of others being killed for their designer shoes and I am sure that there have been people killed for much less than an iPhone. But, what I found the most compelling, and perhaps the saddest part of this story, is the fact that Keith was stabbed as he tried to get his iPhone BACK from the thieves.
So, let’s get this story straight. Keith was robbed by two knife-wielding thieves. They held him up and he handed over his iPhone. His iPhone was now in their possession. One would assume that the thieves had what they wanted and they were on their way when Keith decided that he just couldn’t part with his iPhone. It was in this struggle to regain his phone when Keith was killed. Somehow he decided that it was worth risking his life to recover his phone.
I wonder what exactly it was that went through his mind that made him take such a risk. Was it his love for his iPhone? Was it his contact information? Did he have some amazing pictures or apps on his phone that he just couldn’t live without? Was he just about to get a high score in “Angry Birds”? Again, don’t misunderstand me. I am not making light of this terrible tragedy, I am just pointing out that regardless of the reasons that motivated him, they were far too silly and far too trivial to lose one’s life over.
