Rising gun assasinations in Toronto are balanced by an increased clearance rate - Globe and Mail
Statistics is a good way to lie since its inception, but this one will not fool anyone. The aim of any city authority and any government is to prevent homicides from happening, not just uncovering the culprits.
Normal people don't go around with loaded guns shooting their peers. Normal people resolve disputes peacefully, they use the justice system, they sometimes give each other a punch in the face. To take a gun and aim it at another person is a voluntary act of senseless violence that stems from a lack of civilization. Be it a gang execution or an act of madness at the end of a heated dispute, it is the ultimate disrespect of the value of a human life.
So a big thumbs up for Toronto investigators for bringing culprits before Themis, but thumbs-down go to everyone involved in forging the bonds of a civic society that doesn't inculcate the principle of the sacredness of life into people's heads stronglynough.
While Toronto is swayed by gun murder, England experiences killings by youngsters and regular "just for laughs" stabbings. It all started when Government started meddling with parenting and the school system, making everything lenient and shielding everyone from the utter reality of failure or wrong. When everything started to be easy and guaranteed, when one couldn't be brought back on track for good, when responsibility became an opinable concept.
Whatever goes on in Toronto, it better get back on track, or we will have to get ready for more tears and gunshots. Gun murder is a symptom of society breakdown, one way or another. Do something about it before the situation gets too hard to fix.
2 comments:
I don't think it's that horrible. The crime rate in Toronto is much, much lower than in other cities with comparable size, especially in the United States. You're going to encounter sad people everywhere, no matter if it's in Toronto, Chicago, Hong Kong or Sydney. It's just a part of society, the bigger it is, the more it has from everything.
This is absolutely true. Although Toronto might not get as bad a crime rate in absolute and proportional terms, it still hurts to know that someone somewhere decided to pull a trigger. If we could in some way mitigate this bad aspects of living in a society (rather than isolation) I am sure we would really appreciate the change.
It is important to draw attention to these troubles as early as possible because it might prevent an escalation and it also helps improve the society we live in.
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