Wild wild west

Indianapolis has been rocked by a plethora of shootings and killings this year. The murder rate is on a record setting pace. The shooting of a police officer last week has brought the situation to a head. The community has started discussions and neighborhood initiatives to try and quell the violence. Many in the city are also turning to worthless measures that accomplish nothing but make the participant feel good like taking worthless "blue pledges", rallies,  and moments of silence.  I am surprised there has not been sightings of blue ribbons in the lapels of leading do-gooders.

If you want to get to the root of the problem, take a look at this story.  There is plenty going on under the surface. But the very culture that deems it OK to pull out a gun and shoot at a fleeing car exemplifies the issue.

The person who fired the shots also remains a mystery.
But, Lard thanks whoever they are for protecting her children.She believes things could have gotten a lot worse if the driver hadn't been scared away.

No one was protecting anyone in this situation. An idiot was firing a gun at a fleeing car.  Heck, that does not work in the movies, there is no way, beyond dumb luck, random holes made by a piece of metal less than a half inch in diameter will stop a moving car. Most people can't accurately hit a target beyond 20 yards with a handgun without using a proper stance and with lots of practice.  I suspect holding the gun with one hand and sideways lessons the accuracy even more. We should be thankful no innocent bystanders were hit.

A couple of weeks ago two guys bumped into each other and instead of apologizing, or resorting to a punch in the nose, they pulled their heaters and sprayed the area with chunks of lead, hitting and wounding everyone in the area except each other. 

A routine family argument ended in gunfire just earlier this week. As the wife said, "whatever happened to the old fashioned fist fight?"  We all have a flight or flee response to danger.  As long as the "fight" instinct means you reach for your gat, then the violence will only get worse.