from Google Maps
Yes, it’s as American as baseball or apple pie.
- A local sports team/athlete scores a big win
- A home-town celebration kicks off honoring the team/individual
- Shots ring out, leaving revelers dead or wounded
In this case, it was a Kansas City, MO, parademore than 800 law enforcement officials were part of the crowd.
It’s a uniquely American problem, and we collectively seem to have less and less of a desire to pursue a solution.
As Kurt Vonnegut would write, “and so it goes…”