大侠行天下日记 我见我闻我思 03/25

悲剧一再重演

当亚特兰大八人被枪杀后一週，在柯罗拉多州波德镇的超市再次发生十名无辜被人击毙 ，我们大家从上到下，联邦和地方政府处於一片黑暗， 為何悲剧一再重演。

这名年轻兇手亚利萨是2002 年从叙利亚移民到美国来的家庭，他从高中开始就患有狂想症，常常怀疑有人在监视或跟踪他，他的偏激态度形成他没有朋友，他曾经在2018 年被判一年罪刑及四十八小时之社区服务。

这座位於柯罗拉多州立大学所在地，只有十万人口，当天遇害的多半是前往超市购物及排队打针的市民，事发后，整个小镇处於愁云惨雾之中。

我们的社会真的生病了，这个从叙利亚移民来美国的难民家庭，怎么也不会想到会教育出如此败类小孩，他不但毁了自己，也把多少家庭帯进绝境，丧命之警察还有七个待养的小孩。

美国国会及拜登政府正在展开另一场激烈之辩论，枪枝管制和宪法保障如何处理，如果我们没有一套有效的法律和管制，此种悲剧还是会不断上演，受害者多半是手无寸铁之老百姓。

 The Tragedy Repeats Itself Again And Again

The 21-year-old suspect in the Colorado grocery store massacre which left 10 dead including a store manager and a police officer, Ahmad al Alissa, is accused of opening fire in the King Scoopers store in Boulder killing people ranging in age from 20 to 65.

Alissa, whose family emigrated from Syria, may have been suffering from mental illness. In his high school days, people bullied and made fun of him and may have contributed to him becoming “anti-social.” He has become increasing paranoid and always suspected someone was behind him and chasing him.

It is very sad and we have seen these tragedies repeated again and again. This is the fundamental problem in our society today, especially in the pandemic period. People are depressed and without help.

In Washington, D.C., lawmakers again are talking about gun control. President Biden urged Congress to pass gun restrictions including expanded background checks and a ban on assault-style weapons. The president also ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at the White House again.

The president is devastated by the shooting. Until now, we don’t see any measures being taken by the federal and local governments.

Many of us as citizens are very worried about our own security in the community and we really don’t know where we can be safe.