Is The System Broken?

Where do I begin? I think we take as much as we can, but there comes a breaking point. First we have a retired police captain that shoots and kills a man in a movie theater for texting. Then two police officers that contributed to the death of a homeless man are acquitted in a court of law. Why?

Before we go any further, this is not going to be an article that bashes anyone. The facts of each situation are facts and the individuals are responsible for what they did. But what links these two incidents together? Our society. Have people become so callous and pompous that they have total disregard for human life? With this, what do we have to look forward to in the future? If we keep going down this path, our destination is absolute misery.

A 71 year old retired police officer decided that a man text messaging during the previews of a movie was such a threat, that he needed to be shot. While there are two sides to every story, the end result doesn’t make any sense. Then the second incident was a video taped arrest of a homeless man who was beaten badly during his arrest. Again, another incident that does not make any sense.

If you have not paid attention to the news, here is a video from the movie theater shooting:

And here is the video of what happened to the homeless man, Kelly Thomas, when arrested by Fullerton Police. WARNING: this may be too graphic for some to watch.

I don’t know what to say. We talk about preparedness of the mind as well as your pantry. In these instances, you have to prepare your mind for dealing with these ridiculous acts. Do you truly feel safe? Do you think these things will NOT happen when society deteriorates even more? You have a better chance of winning the Kenyan lottery from the email you received last week. Or helping that poor soul who wants to give you 5 million dollars for helping them bring their funds to the United States.

What can we do? Do what is right. We should take a chapter from the past and use common sense. While people aren’t perfect, we can still differentiate between right and wrong. If need be, put others in their place because we should refuse to let a few bad apples ruin it for the bunch.

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-SP