Disgruntled fired employee kills former coworker

Okay, this is not about the killing spree that occurred this morning in New York. This problem is deeper - much deeper.

8/24   New York near the Empire State Building.
8/6     Wisconsin Shik temple shooting
7/31   Shoot out in Seattle kills 9
7/26   Shoot out in Chicago kills 19
7/24   Shoot out in Colorado kills 10 in movie theater

That's 60 people shot in shoot outs over one month.  I've never seen anything like this. There was, of course, the crazed sniper at the University of Texas and others. But they have always been few and far between. But suddenly, 5 shoots outs in a month?

One has to ask why? Has the level of frustration risen to this? Has the country become so divided and hate filled that his has happened?

Certainly, three of the shootings, Chicago, Seattle and Wisconsin, are race/gang related. Colorado was simply a tragedy involving a shooter is questionable sanity.

But the New York shooting is really bothersome.  The shooter was a 53 year old man who had just been fired from his job. At 53 his chances of re-employment are poor. I see this as a crime instigated by the poor economy. If this is true, we will see more of this kind of thing as the summer moves on toward fall.

Thanks Barrack from all the victims.