I saw two very disturbing things in the news today that really make me wonder about the future of humans. The first was an article on the trampling death of a worker at a Wal-Mart on Friday and the other was an article on a NYC bus driver who was stabbed to death over a $2 bus transfer!
How desperate can these people be to stampede over a person, crushing him to death just for the opportunity to buy some sale items? (Oh and there were three others including a pregnant woman who were taken to the hospital too.) How desperate can that guy be to stab and kill another human being because he wouldn't give him a bus transfer?
What kind of a society are we that this type of behavior exists?
And no, I don't think the problem is with NYC, or with poor people, or people of color - the problem is that there is a general loss of appreciation for the value of human life. There is a lose of civility, a lose of the basic idea that we should treat EVERYONE like we'd like to be treated. Basic respect and politeness - goals every parent had for their child has been replaced with a survivalist, me-centered, instant gratification model - "Do what you gotta do to get what you want and screw everyone and anyone in the process". Always sad to see another example of this...
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