Lindsay Hawker: All they wanted; they said, was justice for Lindsay

And justice they got in the end. This episode shows the undying love of parents for their offspring (young or old, alive or dead), and the unrelenting efforts they put up to protect them, or to seek justice when they see any injustice upon their ward(s). Though it took two and a half lengthy years for the Hawkers to get the justice they deserved, the verdict given was a succor for grief they suffered for the death of their daughter.

Lindsay Hawker, a young promising lady with a vision to contribute to not just her immediate environment, but the World, left her native country to the Far East. She could as well have stayed in UK and made any positive changes she wished, but she chose to do it in Japan; only for her hopes and wishes to be dashed and not be accomplished, because one animal could not control his sexual libido.

The animal (Tatsuya Ichihashi) thought he could evade justice. (What a thought!) I cannot imagine what he had to go through for the past two and a half years, all in the name of resisting arrest. The self inflicted facial injury, going under the surgeon’s knife several times to change his appearance, self imprisonment, the worst of it all, having to always be on the run. But the saying goes: “you can run, but you can’t hide” from justice forever. In the end, he got what he deserved. Hope this will be a deterrent for others like him.

Lindsay Hawker: your good intentions to make the world a better place to live for all shall be remembered, even though you did not take to arm to fight your cause; you are a true FREEDOM FIGHTER. I believe liberating a fellow human from illiteracy and ignorance is in a way, improving the quality of life of the whole world. I am adding your name to my list of the world’s greatest people. You rank among the likes of Martin Luther king jr., Nelson Mandela et al.  May your soul rest in  perfect peace.