On The Turning Away

I watched the news last night, as I usually try to do, and hoped that the usual depressing information about the war and gas prices would be less evident in the broadcasts than they normally are. I was struck by the fact that the news services are now reporting the ever increasing gas prices the same way that they reported the deaths in Iraq. We seem to be setting targets that both the oil markets and the insurgency are trying to hit. As if gas at $4.05 is as bad as 4,000 dead.

We need to stop doing this. As long as we have our military in a war zone, we will have deaths. As long as the world needs fuel the way it does, we will have ever increasing prices. So, what do we do?

We forget about fuel prices and casualties unless we are willing to stop driving or supporting whatever government is in place at the time and we start questioning why young people find it necessary to attack, bludgeon and maybe even kill homeless people.

It has become a true reflection of our society and one that I find extremely disturbing. The thought that society seems to view attacks on the homeless as just another prank conducted by spoiled, bored, conscience-less young people is a devastating image to see in the mirror.

This is something that needs to stop immediately. We need to find out why certain people think that this activity is okay and then go out and do it. We must stop turning away and face the issue the way a true, legitimate society must do.