Willy is one of our guy killed by blind and senseless and brutal violence while trying to defend a friend and to appease the spirits to prevent a fight from being unleashed, he wanted to avoid violence and the violence exploded against him, we remember Willy affection together with his family and friends and we do not forget “.
This was stated by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, in Colleferro to remember Willy Monteiro Duranci, the 21 -year -old boy killed five years ago during a beating while defending a friend.
“We are here in the fifth anniversary because we do not want to forget. Colleferro is good for Willy’s memory to propose it to the attention of young people and the community. The history of a community is marked by happy events and mourning and lacerations and sacrifices that shake consciences, Willy is an exemplary Italian for this reason has been awarded the memory of the gold medal to civil value in recognition of his gesture of courage and altruism to him. and everyone’s pain.
“Do not forget it means not to be indifferent. Indifference is a negative and despicable thing such as the violence that arises from the distrust in themselves and from resignation. Violence is defeated with solidarity and human relationships and with the inclusion and dialogue. Every time and every civilization has been crossed by violence, a huge weight and a brake and in every time violence has manifested itself with different ways, contrast it, “he added
“Young people deserve greater respect and require great attention we must offer them a horizon of hope, it must be reminded of them and adults and perhaps in particular to adults that violence is not strength but weakness, Benedetto Croce wrote it but this principle always applies. Those who believe that he believes to establish themselves with violence is a person who is destined for bankruptcy. A great man like Martin Luther King repeated that hate and violence multiply. This is the case within societies and in the world, peace also arises from this way of thinking.
“In today’s societies, an atmosphere of aversion and grudge of mutual refusal returns that often leads to violence and reaches the murder. On social networks and not only on them, words of hatred are amplified that are accompanied by a narrative to generate distrust to cause conflicts, divisions and clashes. Reality, respect for opinions, the different different from themselves are refused as an enemy, an enemy Knock, far from considering the diversity of opinion a challenge to deepening it is believed that others must be annihilated. .
“Honoro Willy, as the day of respect indicates, is to build starting from the reality of each one world where friendship is not only a personal relationship, but how Willy has taught is the foundation of social life,” he added.