Homeless Homicide

Umm, may I applaud you??

Your points are well taken, Waterwisdom. Society has done a terrible wrong to these people who need their help the most. I remember back during the 80s when they started shutting down the mental facilities and I thought, what will happen to all these people now? We are seeing the end result of that travesty. They had no place to go, but to the streets. Even the shelters are not fit for human habitation.

You may . . . ;^)

Touche, Waterwisdom. Maybe my reaction is due to the fact that I live in a city where I have seen crime reach soaring heights, and it is sickening to see that people place no value on a human life anymore. I am tired of people killing one another!

I really feel your frustration. I hate the killing that's going on all over the world, most of it over which is the "right" god, or which parcel of land is "god given" and to whom was it given. It is a source of unending pain for me whenever I read about what's happening in Darfur, or the Middle East, or what has happened in Ireland, or Croatia, and in Slavic country of Georgia, etc., etc., etc. To expand on something I said before, I really believe that religion, especially fundamentalist, extremist religion, creates a mindset that supports the idea that if you're a "believer", you're going to "heaven", and if you're not, you're going to "hell", so why care about any living thing in this world. It's an idea that permeates all the way up into government and "big business". Even if it's not actually in the "conscious" minds of the heads of states and corporations, the mythological/religious archetypes of another life after this one has been embedded in our subconscious from the beginning of human consciousness. The crimes that happen at the very bottom levels of society are reflections of the crimes that happen at the highest levels. Up there, though, people have the power and money to either cover up and hide what they've done, or, if caught, to get away with it, or to get a lesser punishment. In the end, despite the diversity of human personality, creativity, intelligence, achievement, etc., when it comes to human need and desire, most of us want the same things; to feel safe and loved, and to feel like we're part of something and contributing. If we don't have those things, it's the rare person who has the internal strength to rise above their circumstances without help. And if you're surrounded by people who are all in the same situation, who all have the same mindset, it's even harder. Having said all this, I also believe there are still reasons to be hopeful in this world. There are people and organizations who are doing good work, who are making positive differences in the world. I've had to learn how to shift my focus, how not to stay obsessed with only the negative. That doesn't mean I'm not aware, just that I'm more fully aware. Also, while I don't believe that everything happens for a reason, I do believe that there's something positive to learn from everything that happens, positive or negative. And there's definitely something that needs desperately to be learned from what's going on in the world right now.

I watch the news on the TV while I am on the laptop , I can't help but see the headlines on the Pc what I mean my friend is I just don't go out of my way to read about it it all just sems to be bad or sad nowadays xxxx

That's a nice thought, weemam, but the reality is that we live in this messed-up world. I don't want to read or watch the news any more than you do, but it is my duty to stay as informed as I can stand to be. Even on myLot we hear about bad things happening.

I don't agree that becoming homeless would make you lose respect for other people-I know that I wouldn't. I would be busy trying to get my own selfrespect back.