Two Terrible Tragedies

In Kansas City, a black sixteen year old who knocked at the door of an elderly white homeowner was critically wounded. In New York, a twenty year old white woman was shot dead by the resident when her friends who were lost in an area unfamiliar to them turned their car she was a passenger in down his driveway. People are quick on the trigger, too quick, because they are terrified. They have heard the "defund the police" messages and believe no officer will be there to protect them. They are afraid for their lives in instances where there is no reason to be so frightened.