Knife Crimes

[ercarta]

I was reading this off my home page a few days ago and my heart went out to all of the victim's families. It's just so unfair and frighteningly random...

Victims' relatives tell of knife crime
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4091747.stm

What provokes one to do such heinous acts against helpless & innocent people? I loath the fact that there are individuals out there that get recycled through our criminal justice system to come out and do more of the same. :(

[sanity]

It brings a whole new perspective when the news is focusing on knife and not gun crimes.

[ercarta]

Here is an nearby knife incident amongst teenagers from Jersey City and Union City that ended up with one dead just this week. This is so sad. I wonder what propels these heinous acts? I couldn't fathom what it is like for the parents when they get that call from the police precinct. God bless these parents. This article gave me the chills...

Jersey Journal/NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/unioncity/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1103192178118080.xml

:(

[Juli B.]

I'm no sociologist or psychologist, but I wonder if the desensitization of society (especially in the form of ultraviolent video games) isn't a contributing cause to the rising incidences of such indifferent acts of violence. I have a feeling that the answers are simple in nature. An escalation in the lack of courtesy, respect, consideration. Increasing loss of contact with nature. That kind of thing.

I know it must sound wacky on its face, but I don't think it's so farfetched a notion. Wish I were intelligent enough to explain why I think that's so. Ah, well. Let's hope for a more peaceful world. I take some comfort in knowing that the people who congregate here seem to be very good souls, indeed.