Current Event #3

Two teens, Alexandra Hollinghurst and Brandon Goode, had killed a police officer before killing themselves, in Orange County in 2011. Alexandra was devastated when she was torn apart from her boyfriend when he went to jail and she letters to him.

Alexandra also had a lot of trouble with her mom, and in her final notes before running away with Brandon, she called her many things and even said that she vomits every time someone compares them. On the contrary, her notes to her father and sister were kinder and she thanked them for the time that she had with them. Respectively, Brandon had apologized for all the bad he has done in his life to his parents, and soon after they were both missing.

They killed a police officer before killing themselves 100 yards away with a gun. The couple wanted to be together forever, and didn't want to see the consequences of what they had done. Brandon had a history of being violent and using drugs, so Alex’s family accused him of killing her before killing himself.

This story relates to the theme of love, which means willing to go to the extremes of being together, though I don't agree with killing someone else because of love. This also relates with justice. The couple showed a great injustice when killing a police officer that was soon to be married just because he was doing his job. This also relates to long term feuds being buried because the mother of Alexandria always thought Brandon was a bad influence, and in this case I don't think it will be buried. She blames him for the cause of her daughter’s death and brainwashing her. This also relates to how someones actions may reflect someones personality. Alexandria was a stubborn person. She continuously fought with her mother for things that she should've been grateful for. Furthermore, if she wanted something she would do anything to get it, hurting her loved ones. Brandon, on the other hand, was violent, no doubt. He had almost killed his mother twice, and his life ended short when he killed himself. This was their destiny. I believe everything in their lives happened for this moment, where their names will be remembered forever. This, in itself, is a tragedy. They were people that could've changed their destiny and reroute their lives, but they didn't, and they both ended up dead.