‘Laws in row over dead girl’s photo’

In regards to the article ‘Laws in row over dead girl’s photo’, I believe that Laws is using Sahara Baker’s death to tout his bigoted rhetoric. Anyone who survives the murder of a loved one will recognise this. Where there is murder there will always be vultures. I speak from experience, having watched the vultures circle the murdered body of Jordan Herewini 2009. Sahara’s mother is about to begin the most horrific journey of her life. Behind her the vultures will circle taking their pound of flesh. Once the sentencing is done and the television lights have faded, there will still be no end to the grief and guilt that the family feel. However, Laws and all the other personal and political vultures will walk away with another personal triumph under their belt and more slogans than you can throw dead bodies at. Grieve for her Laws, we should all grieve for her, but do so with the permission of the mother. Respect her mother’s wishes: Sahara was the only Sahara she had. As someone who did not survive the vultures, I implore you to not make what is already the most unbearable of situations worse.