Eventually, it became too much, and so I did what many have done before me- I fled. I packed my bags, told my roommates, and sold my home. I fled. I fled because they were ignorant. I fled because they were different. I fled because I could.
I write this post as an angry man. I have become enraged by the direction our society has been heading. I scoff at the lack of respect shown to authority. That lack of respect, I believe, stems from a lack of respect of oneself and is then projected onto the object of one’s frustration. What has happened to our once proud society? I see America not as a proud, successful country, but rather a spoiled, self-indulgent people crippled with a delusional sense of entitlement. The average American citizen has made a decision: instead of put time and effort into pulling up one’s veritable bootstraps, he/she and they have decided to put forth the old college-try in an attempt to avoid any and all personal responsibility.
America, Crime, Criminals, Justice Sytem, Police, Waiters, responsibility, restaurants With my last remaining weeks of summer, I always return to a favorite book, movie, or show. I like reading or watching something that I am certain will leave me satisfied at its conclusion so that I can begin the new school year in a positive frame of mind. This year I turned to my favorite TV show of all time, David Simon’s and HBO’s The Wire, specifically the series final installment, Season 5. Season 5 of The Wire, much like the final chapters of a Dickens’ novel, connected and perfectly concluded the four previous seasons’ focuses of the failing institutions in urban America. From the war on drugs and law enforcement (All 5 seasons) to the decadence of unions and industry (Season 2) to the plight of inner-city schools (Season 4) and to eventually the institution responsible for covering all of these issues, the newspapers (Season 5), The Wire brilliantly exposed the synthesis and complicity amongst all of these aforementioned establishments. It has been two years since The Wire ended, on its own terms, but a recent look at the Philadelphia Inquirer reveals that the issues raised in all five seasons still resound in large cities across the country, especially in Philadelphia.
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The Melting of Trust
However, this case, for all its vile nature, must serve as the breaking point for the department and all its members to turn over a new leaf and strengthen its efforts to fulfill its promises of safety, integrity, and trust.
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