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Human Right 31: The Right to Life without Fear

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The world just learned of terrorist attacks in Belgium- three explosions in major metro hubs of Brussels. Though it is too soon to say for sure, news sources are saying it is in retaliation for the arrest of Salah Abdeslam, a man associated with the Paris attacks. Now I won't pretend to know the intricacies associated with this attack or the one in Paris, but I will say the little I do know, hurts my heart and saddens me to my core.  I think working as a nurse has made me somewhat immune to the culture of fear. I see horrible things unexpectedly happen to people everyday, and it has taught me that no matter how carefully you live your life, whatever is meant to happen, will. And so for that reason, I won't let fear of what ifs dictate my life. But that's not how most people live, and respectfully so. It is very disheartening to know that there will people afraid to ride the metro to work from now on. Or to let their kids hang out with friends of  a certain race or