Another Murderous Weekend

It's been really hard for me to get past the shootings of these little children. There is/was no justification for it. Some people just do not care about life. Some believe that they are playing a video game and if they hit the 'reset' button, the game will start over. You can't convince them otherwise.

Another Trooper and myself took a man that shot and killed a woman in an art gallery near here. It was about a 3-hour drive from the county jail to the state prison. He was very quiet for about half the trip when he finally said that he had to use the rest room and could he have something to eat and drink. We already had pre-planned a rest stop on the way, but was still about 20 minutes away from that spot. He agreed to wait.

After we had rested and ate, the last half of the drive was him talking, talking, talking. He talked about everything from when he was born until that day. It was like he was living his life over again for a biography. His sentence was 'DEATH'. I finally said to him, "Kevin, you know that you have been talking for almost an hour and I never heard you say one word about the woman you killed. Do you feel any remorse at all?"

His words to me were a little haunting. He said, "You know, for some reason, I don't."

Kevin Dowling
 
fmdog44 said:
Remember the group The Guardian Angels started I think in NY to patrol the neighborhoods by civilians wearing red berets? On the new tonight on the subject of Chicago shootings it showed two men wearing those berets. Obviously they are not very effective.
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I remember them. I think they came over to England for a short while on our underground to show how any potential violent/alcohol laden situation could be resolved without serious conflict. Don't know what happened. :unsure: They seemed to have just disappeared. Probably couldn't deal with the lager louts and obnoxious people here. Of course we do have some responsible caring citizens, there just seem fewer of them. ☺
 

Let’s all hope and pray this weekend isn’t a repeat of the last two. Maybe all parents should keep their kids inside, but then again, that may not even be a guarantee.

Let’s keep those that can’t protect themselves safe.
 
Please forgive my ignorance but the fact that there are gunshot deaths in your city - why - what's the reason? I cannot imagine how I would feel if this was happening on my 'doorstep'. I can't convey the sadness I feel that this is happening in your country. Sadly the choice here is knives. Knife crime has escalated in the last years. So sad. :cry:
 
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