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When one of your children has been brutally murdered you are looking for those with power to do something about it.
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The quote says that when a child has been brutally murdered, the family looks to people who have enough authority or influence to respond. “Those with power” refers to anyone able to take meaningful action, rather than merely offer sympathy. It presents this search for action as an urgent and understandable response to devastating violence.
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