It used to be guns. Now it is fists.
I am astounded at how quickly we allow ourselves to resort to violence.
And for what? For having the temerity to wear the apparel of the opposing team. That is what apparently sparked a vicious beating of a Rangers fan a few hours after the Winter Classic outside Geno’s Steaks in South Philly.
Or in a few harsh words directed at a cabbie that those in a nearby car may have believed were directed at them? That’s what cost a new Temple grad his life in a savage beating in Old City.
Life is so precious, but we value it so cheaply when we raise a fist at the smallest slight.
Remember that the next time someone cuts you off in trafffic.
Take a breath. Don’t flip the finger. It could have deadly results.
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