In search of justice, if not for all, then at least for one

Imagine a young man, a boy really, whose father is killed. And no one is prosecuted. Imagine that several years later, when he is 13, his mother is brutally murdered. And for more than four years, no one is prosecuted.

Imagine that young man at 17 in the courtroom, wearing a uniform from the youth detention center, testifying about events on the weekend of his mother's death.

Imagine what he must think about our justice system. Imagine how lost he must feel in a world without care or compassion for his plight. Imagine how he might feel more powerful in a gang than in a high school classroom.

For this young man, we pray that his mother's killer will be convicted, that he might see that this world holds some justice, even for those who are of color, even for those unable to stand up for themselves, even for a woman desperate to escape an abusive relationship.

For you, Cameron, we pray.