Have We Become Cowards
Author: Scott Bianchi

Everyday I watch the news or hear about a story that just blows
my mind. I can't help but wonder that as a country we have
become cowards in general. I am talking about all the murders,
shootings, stabbings, rapes, and the rest of the violent crimes
that take place.

Our country was founded and established by a bunch of men that
were up against the British Empire. England was the most
powerful country in the world at the time of the Revolutionary
War. The colonists came to this country and won a major war and
started this country. There is no need to go into all the
details of the war because if you have been in any of your
history classes in school you know them.

Now you can't turn on the news without hearing about some
violent crime being committed. When I was in junior high
school, or even high school for that matter, fights were
settled with fists rather than weapons. There are going to be
disagreements in life and no form of fighting is acceptable but
I'd much rather see someone fighting with their hands than with
guns and knives.

If you watch shows like COPS, for example, you see gang members
and they act so tough. But they aren't really tough at all, are
they? Does it take a tough person to shoot someone or stab
them? Does it take a tough person to do a drive-by shooting and
injure innocent people? A while back, roughly one year ago,
there was a drive-by shooting in Dorchester, MA. The car fired
off some shots and who was hit but a little girl playing on the
deck of her third floor apartment. She was seriously injured. If
I remember correctly, she was paralyzed from the neck down. I
think she was two years old at the time. The shooting happened
late at night, when the girl should have been sleeping, but
nobody should have their life ruined like that.

The person who fired these shots was trying to hit and injure
or possibly kill another person. Well, someone was seriously
injured alright but it wasn't the intended target, it was a
little girl who will never have a chance at a normal life now.

Could there be a more cowardly act out there than to injure an
innocent child. I bet this "tough" gang member has no remorse
for what happened. Oh well, big deal. I think part of the
reason this kind of violence continues to escalate is because
of the relaxed laws set by our government. We continue to make
it easier and easier for criminals to be criminals. We make
excuses for them. We allow them to get off from some crimes
because they are first time offenses. We allow them out of jail
on "good behavior". We do nothing to better these people while
in prison to prevent them from committing more crimes when they
get out.

Our Congress would much rather pass laws that give the
Democratic and Republican parties tax money to put toward their
Presidential campaigns every four years instead of putting that
money toward building more prisons or hiring more police. This
just goes to prove the politicians and "leaders" of our country
are more concerned with their own careers and places in history,
they'd rather have people dying in the streets of this country
as long as they have our money to spend on their campaigns.
After all, why would they care about the violence? They,
meaning Congress, the President and Vice President, all have
personal bodyguards. The President has his own security force
to protect him and his family. Each member of Congress has
assigned Secret Service protection as well.

It all makes sense when you really think about it. We, the
voters, elect these people to office so they can "serve" us in
the public sector and they live better lives than the people
that vote them in. They live lives of prestige, safety, power,
and special rules. For example, just because you are a U.S.
Congressman and your name is Patrick Kennedy you get to drink
and drive and be taken away from the scene and driven home by
the police. The next day after you have sobered up you get to
be the hero and say you will cooperate with any investigation
the authorities want to conduct. By no means am I suggesting
all drunk drivers should have this privilege but the "leaders"
of our country should be held to the same laws we are.

The next time you see one of these disgusting stories on the
news please think about how you will cast your next vote in a
major election. Please remember how safely our leaders get to
travel around while we have to live in fear that we could be
shot, our kids could be molested, etc… Please also remember
that there is a good chance that the criminals that commit
these horrible crimes will most likely spend minimal time in
jail. Think about all the drunk drivers that have multiple
repeat offenses that have just killed a mother, father, or
young child.

I am not saying the individual should not accept responsibility
for their actions and that all the blame should be placed on the
government either. But, what is the motivation for the criminal
to behave properly when all he/she will get is a slap on the
wrist? Why should they behave when they know they will probably
live a better quality life inside the prison than they do at
home, unless they are in Joe Arpaio's prison that is. We need
to make a change and since the politicians aren't doing it for
us we need to change who we bring into office. Then maybe our
best interests will be their new focus.


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