This has been such a strange week. Such horrific injuries and deaths on Monday. Stories of bravery and heroism from civilians and law enforcement both. Then the stories of the shoot-out with MIT police, robbing of a convenience store. One bomber dead, one missing. Chechen refugees killing marathon runners. Are we safe now that the last is in custody?
I am not sure how I feel about all this. Of course, my sympathies lie with my people, the ones who were innocent and the law enforcement people. My understanding is that during the whole police event with the shootouts and the long house-by-house search, no other civilians were wounded. That took a lot of careful policing.
I am just so sad today. There was a lot of hate spewed by people that were hurting, and some politicians and "journalists" that weren't directly affected. I find myself wondering when we will stop killing each other. We've been fighting over gun control lately in this country, and I keep hearing people say that changing gun laws only limits the rights of law-abiding citizens. That is true. But what are we supposed to do? Just arm ourselves to the teeth and wait for some "suspicious-looking" person to wander into our bailiwick? I want to help bring more peace to this world; to the world I inhabit. But the events of the past several months have really made me wonder how to even start.
Why do we seem so intent on killing each other? Why do we bully people who appear weaker than us? Why don't I lose sleep every night over the people being killed and hurt all over the world who deserve justice and help? Any ideas?
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