After a 16 hour standoff at the Chocolate Cafe Cafe in Sydney Australia, ended three people have been confirmed dead, two hostages and the Gunman dead. Police decided to storm the cafe after hearing gun shots. The gun man was identified as a 50 year old Iranian man who was known to send hate to families of Australian soldiers who had died overseas. He was also charged as an accessory to the murder of his wife. He was also Police think that his motive was that he had nothing to loose, because of his extensive criminal record. The police encourage everyone to continue their daily lives, but many people are left shaken and scared of what the future holds.
This is such sad news not only with the death of those people, but also the fear that the gunman managed to instill in the people. It is times like this that pull everyone closer and people see what really matters. Police are still looking into the background of the gunman so it will be very interesting to see what else comes from his story. There must have been something to set off the gunman mentally for his violent ways, I think his ultimate goal was fear so then even if he died his cause would have control over the people. We can connect this to attacks in America where fear was the main goal of the attackers, but as a nation we united and stood strong. That is why it makes so much sense for the police to be saying to carry on with your lives, because you can't give them that power. That being said I believe that we should take time to reflect, mourn the fallen, and hope for peace in Australia within the next few weeks.
This article was written by Stuart Cohen for NPR.
http://www.npr.org/2014/12/15/371010810/sydney-siege-ends-with-two-hostages-and-gunman-dead
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