Fake Martin Luther King Jr. quote goes viral on the Internet
May 4th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by Aishwarya BhattNew York, May 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In the wake of the death of Osama bin Laden, a quote attributed to Martin Luther King Jr. surfaced on the Internet. The quote is fake though it is not entirely so.
In King’s book “Strength to Love,” the civil rights advocates warned against returning for evil. A particular quote spoke about not returning evil with evil. That is the part that was quoted on Facebook and Twitter. With the exception of the first part of the quote, the remaining part was as it were written by King.
The original poster of the quote on Facebook did something that was not included in the subsequent reposts. 24-year-old Jessica Dovey who is an English teacher in Japan updated her status on Facebook shortly after the news that bin Laden has been killed.
This is what Dovey wrote, “I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.”Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” MLK Jr.”
After stating her mind, she placed in bracket the quote from King. The quote from King was meant to support what she was saying. However when the status was copied and reposted by other users, they removed the quote and attributed the whole statement to King.
Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces on Monday. The death of bin Laden follows ten years of hunting by the United States.
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