DEATH ON THE NO. 2 TRAIN

I dont know if you've been paying attention to the news or the paper lately. If you haven't, I'll try my best to bring you up to speed. The articles I've read over the past two weeks have made me realize that violence is a reoccurring theme within the Black and Latino communities worldwide and this epidemic will never go away. People preach "Stop The Violence" but whose really listening? Monday, March 29, 2010 I brought a Daily News which is my normal routine for my long trip to Harlem. To my dismay, I read that two twenty four year old kids were slain on the number Two train heading Downtown Brooklyn. What sparked the drama was two groups on the same train. Someone from one group threw garbage at a receptacle which hit someone by accident. This was enough for that person to go into a rage pulling out a knife and attacking two men from the first group. Three people were hurt during that incident, two losing their lives while the other received wounds to his neck and arms. I couldn't believe the stupidity of the person responsible for doing such a heinous act. There was no need for him to take such drastic measures, especially after the kids apologized. I guess he took that as a sign of weakness and made his move. One of the deceased was engaged and its senseless when I hear of things like this. A few days later, I read in the paper the person who committed the crime turned his self in to authorities. He worked for the airport doing baggage handling and all his co-workers say he was quiet and very polite. I guess you never know who you got working next to you, especially when its a psychopath who has no regard for human life. This whole thing about Stop The Violence falls on deaf ears. Everyone out here want to be some kind of gangster or thug villian for whatever reason. I guess some people still working on their rep and we're in 2010. Some people act tough on the streets but once they're Suspended In Time, they turn into church mice. Don't be shocked if this very same person ends up washing the next mans drawers and socks in prison. I've seen it myself so nothing suprizes me anymore. My heart goes out to the family and friends who lost Ricardo Williams and Darnell Morrell...