Changing mores!

Gun culture in the United States is typical of the nation’s culture. If a robber is armed, so should be his potential victim. That’s the logic which makes purchase of guns in the US as easy as buying a drink in Mysore. A spate of violence, often in the form of some gun-toting man going berserk and opening fire in a crowded public place, does not change the country’s obsession with extreme freedom – the freedom which guarantees gun to anyone with the money to buy it. The latest such gory crime has been reported from a department store in Omaha. The culprit is a smart and likable youngster called Robert A Hawkins, not even 20.  Estranged from his family, the youngster had lost his girlfriend as also his job at a McDonald outlet – a recipe for disaster. The guy, after killing eight people, also killed himself. Life is worth a lot more than losing a job, girlfriend or being estranged. Yes, all three causes speak about the lifestyles of the American society. One cannot but feel intensely for what triggered the killing spree as also for his own loss of life. It’s something for us all, our parents and students, to ponder, when Mysooru is also showing distinct signs of going the Wild West way.