I’m sure we can agree that America is a strange land full of strange and deranged people. Well you say, no more than many other places and you’d be right but in America they have lots and lots and lots of weapons and in light of recent times, carried openly. The police are armed and again you will say they are not the only country where the police are armed. Indeed you could argue that Britain is an exception and we are lucky that ours are only armed when necessary. Yet America is the only country where it is regularly reported that the police have shot a suspect/ innocent citizen. (Yes it happens elsewhere but not like in the States) Now call me foolish but how does a “trained” officer mistake a taser for gun and instead of electrocuting a suspect they shoot them! I mean what the fuck! It is one of the most pathetic, insulting excuses you could hear. Think how the victims family must feel? America is a very large continent and for the most part I’m sure the majority of it is peaceful and little happens of note. The incidences of shootings of every kind is disproportionate and there can only be one reason and that is the easy access to guns. Perhaps in spite of all the good intentions over the years to curb the purchase of guns and restrict there use, the simple truth is that they are so used these terrible events that they have come to except it as normal. I started by saying there are many strange people in America and to a degree that is disingenuous, obviously there are many many good people who live in horror of the shootings and want something done. From the outside it appears the lessons are never learnt?
We have now been in our apartment for a week and it feels like we have lived here for much longer. We are very happy here and it was “meant” to be.
Stay well
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