Thousands of people gathered in the Basin Reserve in Wellington for the Christchurch Mosque shooting vigil. EDITORIAL: The ambition of the Christchurch mosque shooter was that his crimes be seen as an act of strength. READ MORE:* Massive volunteer effort to support grieving families after Christchurch mosque shootings* Vigils for Christchurch mosque shooting victims held across the country* Heroic worshippers tried to stop terror attacks at Christchurch mosquesBut humanity cries out to humanity. The people he seeks to separate one from the other instead stand shoulder to shoulder to confront and oppose what the world's great cultures each recognise as the barbarity of extremists who sometimes lurk, sometimes strut, in their midst. The Christchurch killer shot men women and children as if they were inconsequential except as fodder to his agenda.

Source: Stuff March 18, 2019 15:56 UTC