PROTECTING AMBASSADORS

Mankind could not have built cities if early man killed any stray male who wandered into the family cave.

In the beginning, travelers were protected under a "guest privilege". The visitor would be wined, dined, and gossip from far away lands would be the topic of all conversation, sometimes for years.

Eventually, these travelers became representatives of governments. Their embassies became places protected by both governments. A leader who killed ambassadors was treated as a totally uncivilized person who needed to be eradicated.

History has taught us that we all gain much more when we work together.

When people trash embassies and kill ambassadors, they are telling us all that they are too uncivilized to be part of the modern world.

Sometimes people are mislead into doing evil. They think their needs of the moment are more important than the ancient rules of civilization. When that has happened, they need to acknowledge their mistake. But there is ALWAYS a price to be paid for violating the ancient rules.

EVERYONE SHOULD ALWAYS BE GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE.