Selena Quintanila

Selena Quintanilla, the madonna of Tejano music. Such an empowering person; she was beloved by many. Her tragic death caused an immense outrage and pained many. Yolanda Saldivar, her killer made a huge mistake that day. Nothing can justify her shooting Selena. Her actions were driven by hatred towards the Quintanilla family, greed, and caused an immense outbreak of mourning. Although some may say that her actions were justified because of her being fired, that is not a good enough reason to shoot someone. Here are my explanations as to why Yolanda saldivar did not have a valid reason to end Selena Quintanilla’s life.
Before the tragic occurrence, Yolanda was fired from the the Quintanilla family boutique. This was because they had discovered that she had been stealing money. Yolanda saldivar had also taken with her some very important documents that the family needed to retrieve. The Quintanilla family firing her was justified because when an employee commits an offense like that, they should face the consequences which in this situation meant her getting dismissed from her job at the boutique. Yolanda being fired was one of the trigger points as to why she shot Selena and that too was not justified. That leads to the next reason, greed.

Yolanda was driven by greed to kill Selena. Although she was the head of the Selena fan club, greediness took over her. Because of her being fired from the Quintanilla’s boutique and all of the conflict going on, when Selena went to retrieve the important documents from the motel at Corpus Christi, Yolanda behaved irresponsibly and shot her. That was also not justified because one cannot reason when they are not thinking straight. The outcome was the death of a beloved singer.
Lastly, the death of Selena Quintanilla caused an immense amount of mourning.

Her death caused a large amount of suffering to her millions of fans around the world. Thousands gathered at nearby gas stations to mourn and light up candles to honor this great person. Yolanda Saldivar was not justified to cause this tragic moment because the Quintanillas had treated her with respect and provided her with a job. Her unthoughtful and vicious action caused many to lose an honored artist that was considered the Madonna of Tejano music. Although Selena’s death brought her even more global recognition, no one can replace the music that moved many. Many were disappointed to lose such a talented artist at just 23 years

old.
In the end, Selena Quintanilla was a powerful woman and singer. Her tragic shooting will never fail to be forgotten by many others than just the latino community. Yolanda Saldivar committed a very unjustified crime by shooting such an inspiring person to many. Her reasons for committing this horrendous act were weak and things would have not have had this ending if Ms. saldivar would have known how to reason. Yolanda’s nearly 20 years in prison can never pay for what has been taken away from the latino community and many other avid listeners from around the world. Many lost a friend, sister, role model, singer, daughter, and a wife. That is why March 31, 1995 will always be a sad day for music, because Tejano music lost an idol due to unjustified reasons by Yolanda Saldivar. To conclude, it would be reasonable to state that Ms. Saldivar had no right reasons to murder and shoot Selena Quintanilla. The reasons and explanations stated above serve as proof as to why.