I was all set to do a new post about watching old seasons of Flipping Out on Freevee, but that will have to wait. Once again, a mass shooter has taken to the streets, this time a little too close to home. So close, in fact, that my community's local 4th of July events were canceled as a result of the mass shooting in nearby Highland Park, IL. You can't even go to a local holiday parade without fearing for your life these days. You can't go to the grocery store either (see Buffalo, NY) or send your kids to school (see Uvalde, TX). Things are out of control in this country. Too many crazy folks with firearms. I wish I could say there's a light at the end of this tunnel of darkness, but I just don't think there is one, not yet anyway.
The usual suspects will complain that Chicago sees mass shootings every week (and it does), but does that mean people shouldn't be outraged wherever folks are gunned down in the streets? These criminals need to be brought to justice no matter where the incident happens. If someone is shooting at people on the Red Line or at a suburban shopping mall, that person shouldn't be released back into the general population with an ankle monitor. Lock these folks up and don't give them bail either!
Jeez. Happy 4th of July, folks.
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