I live down south and the people here seems to be going crazy. everytime I turn on the T.v on there are so many people killing someone else.i was already scared to go outside now it's like go do what we need doing so we can get back home before dark.what'going on.and it's kids killing killing kids.robbing, stealing.its crazy.how do people my age feel ok to go out side.you are scared to go to the store.what do we do.and hello to everyone

I don't want to be discouraging, but it is also happening where I live. And I think you and I would probably learn it is happening in so many places. It may have to do with people just not having coping skills and "mentally losing it badly" due to circumstances around them--like families breaking up due to the economy and foreclosure, like losing the home that they built with their own hands and much more. I think some of the teens have just been desenitized to dealing with problems except on a computer or texting. So feelings and emotions no longer matter to them and the computer and texting robs them of feelings--they can be cruel and never see the face of the person they have been cruel to.

Unfortunately where I live, there has been a rash of husbands killing their wives and children because the family has split up (due to violence, sometimes due to growing apart, sometimes due to the economy) and the husbands are killing their entire family and sometimes the parents of their wives too. We also have many that are killing their young babies and toddlers. All of it is so painful.

Truthfully, I can't watch it anymore on TV because I find it all too emotional for me. I have never reached a point where I actually wanted to kill another human and to kill a spouse, the spouse's parents and my child would be so completely just not an option. But I don't understand where it becomes an option and becomes the only option.

Many years ago, my son had a friend in high school just about 2 miles down the street and the friend's mom and dad were separated. The Dad went to the home with a shotgun and in front of all his kids began firing into the mom. The kids did not remain in this state and the home was cleaned up and eventually sold. I don't understand where this was the Dad's only option to do this? And his children will suffer for the rest of their lives for having lost their mother and having witnessed the horrible act.

Here we just had the father that ran down and killed his daughter with his motor vehicle because he felt she was not honoring the Iraqi ways and was becoming too westernized. The father fled to Mexico then to England where he was caught and sent back to our state. The court judge stated she felt it was an honor killing, she felt his family had helped him to escape, so she placed bail into the millions (personally I would have set no bail since he had fled once already to avoid capture). Now his daughter is dead and gone and I can't see the honor.

I don't understand because I can't put myself in a place where things get to that point where all of this is an answer. I totally don't understand.

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we've never experienced such hard times since the great depression. And now we have many millions more people. I just heard 100,000 more jobs were lost last month. People are desperate and nowhere to turn. Terrible times for so many.

Right now my daughter and her ex are going thru custody battle and financial battles in court and I worry about my daughter and her ex's anger.

So many talk about praying, boy wish that was the answer, but as far as I'm concerned it's not. That may help those who lean on prayer, but .....

I continually visualize GOOD and positve thoughts but so much needs to be done in the world.

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It's a wild crazy world. I'm pretty much homebound and i definately don't feel safe in todays society. People killing people for what reasons, even if they had one it's wrong.

I see a huge difference in the younger generation, no respect for others is a huge problem .
We definately need to look out for ourselves, too much craziness today.

I am never out in the dark, never, it's just not safe anywhere anymore. We all need to be more aware of our surroundings. It's just much too unsafe.

Good post Connie, you are so right about all this and we all do need to be very careful .



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Butterflydream

pretty alarming, isn't it! I live in Los Angeles. We have had four murders
on our block while I've been living here. Two years ago the police removed
a body from a car parked across from my house. Never found out what
happened in that case.

We are not supposed to discuss politics on the board. Gets people too
emotional. But I did see in the news yesterday that a California poll showed
most folks here think the government is not doing a good job dealing
with current problems.

My turn will be over soon, but what kind of world will my son and granddaughter
have to deal with?

Rock

Wow, four murders on your block. Be careful Rock, it's just so unsafe anymore.

You are so right wondering what kind of world our grandkids will have to deal with.
It sure worries me too. This world sure is changing and it's changing for the worse.

Maybe having a dog would be helpful for you, hey they know when something is unsafe.
Dogs can bark when someone is near that doesn't need to be.

Always be on your toes so to speak, take care


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Butterflydream