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Do Murders Seem Senseless

Violent offenders released without bail a senseless reform, it unfailingly fails Victims walk alone in dark alleys at night then rant on the news 'bout the lack of streetlights Movies at theatres feature a killing a minute Hollywood's culture of death implicated in it Crude rap songs glorify every nasty habit imaginable blare from sidewalks and streets uninhabitable Guns so easy to score on the meanest of streets adolescents own more than the cops on the beat Single mothers on drugs, absent fathers in jail young kids left untended, what do 'values' avail Do murders seem senseless ~ They're so often not They happen for good reason in the society we've got

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Date: 2/21/2022 6:57:00 PM
"Single mothers on drugs, absent fathers in jail young kids left untended, what do 'values' avail".... The dismal picture of the world you have delineated so vividly ! This is exactly the state of affairs in many a part of the world.... ! So sad
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/21/2022 8:12:00 PM
- And I thought that America was way ahead of the pack. Foolish me, I guess. Misery loves company, I guess. Thanks for the education, Valsa. Here's to Sanitation and Cleanliness, Gershon
Date: 2/21/2022 6:49:00 PM
The vast majority of them, totally unavoidable. A sad mess we are in -- not just America, but world over. There's an old saying: "if you are 18 and not a Liberal, you have no heart; and if you are 40 and still a Liberal, you have no brains."
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/21/2022 8:08:00 PM
Love that saying about 40 and no brains. I had thought it came from Sir Winston Churchill, but I believe that is not the case... At any rate, whoever said it sure nailed it. Thanks for the insight, Joe.
Date: 2/21/2022 2:05:00 PM
Well, the home is the foundation of the next generation so we need to education the youth so they will grow up to be better citizens but of course it definitely goes deep, deep and much deeper. Children need a home based on a good value system and a belief in God. I enjoyed reading this one. Your visit to my page was gratifying. Thanks, Sara
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/21/2022 7:31:00 PM
It all starts in the home, that's for sure. Thank you for the insight, Sara. ~ Gershon
Date: 2/21/2022 7:41:00 AM
The violence is definitely senseless HW yet understandable as you deftly illustrate. I'm a lover, no violence for me! Happy Monday!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/21/2022 7:16:00 PM
Well, no vacations backpacking around Eastern Europe for you right now, Lover Boy! lol. Thanks, Mike. Florida Forever, (except in Hurricane Season). :) gw
Date: 2/21/2022 2:55:00 AM
So many things these days senseless to me, too much violence, not enough thinking through, I agree with you, Gershon :)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/21/2022 7:15:00 PM
And we 'think' that it's not all that 'violent' either... Gawd!... Thanks, Mystic.

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