..out of the dark

As most of you know by now our sordid little burgh of Binghamton, New York has become the center of attention worldwide due to another gun massacre of innocent uninvolved people. These events always cause folks to wring their hands, scratch their heads and say how could this happen. What is motivating the people who do this?

I am not suprised. In fact, I am suprised that this is not happening more frequently. The violence that happened on Friday is horrible and obviously our condolences go out to the families. These violent events that grab and focus our attention momentarily are to me the obvious result of the systemic long-term violence that we no longer notice.