I don't like watching the news because it's despressing, however, I do like to be informed as to what's going on in the world. The past couple of weeks has been down right mind boggling. From a judge finding her husband and mother shot to death in her home - to a judge (among others) being killed in an Atlanta courtroom.
What is happening to people? What happened to rationalized thinking? What happened to disputes or conflicts being settled in a civilized manner? Could these people have possibly developed mental problems earlier in their lives that are now starting to surface? When I sign on to my computer I'm either greeted by CNN or MSN News but will often check the local news site to see what's happening in my area. Lately, the headlines have been depressing;
Locally, a pastor was accused of sexually assaulting 3 women (and drugging 2 of them) and was also accused of drug possession after his car was searched.
Today, in the wee hours of the morning, 4 men were shot at an intersection not far from my place of employment. Three died and the fourth is in critical condition. This is not a drug infested, liquor store on every corner, neighborhood. This is a VERY prestigious neighborhood that didn't even have enough officers to handle the crime scene investigation.
A few days ago a frustrated church member suddenly opened fire during a church service and killed the pastor, the pastor's son and others, as well as himself.
We've got people complaining about the war overseas when there's war going on in most of our neighborhoods. The stories I just mentioned are but a few incidents that occur on on a daily basis, but we don't hear about most of them. When will it end?
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It does seem like America is wilding out, doesn't it? An economy is usually a strong indicator of the rationales stemming from the crimes we're seeing. And since our economy is in such shambles, it's expected we'll see even more turmoil than before.
Do what you can to protect yourself and those you love. That's all you can really do. And we've seen from recent events that sometimes not even that is enough.
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