(ENEM - 2017)
Letters
Children and Guns
Published: May 7, 2013
To the Editor: Re “Girl’s Death by Gunshot Is Rejected as Symbol” (new article, May 6):
I find it abhorrent that the people of Burkesville, Ky., are not willing to learn a lesson from the tragic shooting of a 2-year-old girl by her 5-year-old brother. I am not judging their lifestyle of introducing guns to children at a young age, but I do feel that it’s irresponsible not to practice basic safety with anything potentially lethal – guns, knives, fire and so on. How can anyone justify leaving guns lying around, unlocked and possibly loaded, in a home with two young children? I wish the family of the victim comfort during this difficult time, but to dismiss this as a simple accident leaves open the potential for many more such “accidents” to occur. I hope this doesn’t have to happen several more times for legislators to realize that something needs to be changed.
EMILY LOUBATON
Brooklyn, May 6, 2013
Disponível em: www.nytimes.com. Acesso em: 10 maio 2013.
No que diz respeito à tragédia ocorrida em Burkesville, a autora da carta enviada ao The New York Times busca
reconhecer o acidente noticiado como um fato isolado
responsabilizar o irmão da vítima pelo incidente ocorrido
apresentar versão diferente da notícia publicada pelo jornal
expor sua indignação com a negligência de portadores de armas
reforçar a necessidade de proibição do uso de armas por crianças
Gabarito:
expor sua indignação com a negligência de portadores de armas
Ao tratar da tragédia ocorrida em Burkesville, a autora da carta procura expor sua indignação com relação à negligência de portadores de armas. Observe o trecho: "[...] but I do feel that it’s irresponsible not to practice basic safety with anything potentially lethal – guns, knives, fire and so on. How can anyone justify leaving guns lying around, unlocked and possibly loaded, in a home with two young children?"
Alternativa D.