People are afraid of losing lives, whether it be theirs, their kids, or someone else because they are not sure what is on the other side. If this is all there is, then of course folks are going to hold on for dear life!

Unfortunately, when the Truth is told and provided, it is ridiculed as religious propaganda; however, those who ridicule cannot answer basic questions about the origins of life, etc....

Yes, situations like this do lead back to fundamental philosophies of existence and cultural winds.

I agree. And now that you bring it up, yes, I was walking about a mile to Kindergarten. Usually met up with others on the way, and there were crossing guards (other students) at each street that had a stop light, but we all were basically unsupervised.

Speaking of throwing the crime victims in prison - there's an update to a post that I made earlier this week on the barbershop where there was an attempted robbery, but a patron with a concealed carry permit shot him dead. That patron was then arrested, spent the night in jail, had to spend money on an attorney (or could have waited a couple of days in jail awaiting a public defender), had his gun impounded (another such incident about a year ago has the owner still not having his firearm returned). All this because the policy in Milwaukee is that guns, even those owned and licensed by law abiding citizens, are evil and you will be punished one way or another.