This has been playing on my mind lately.
All my life, there have been schoolyard brawls, fist fights outside pubs and the like, but something's changed in the not so long past.
Rather than a display of physical dominance, the desire to absolutely destroy the opponent...more specifically head stomping.
A week ago, a little kid, 4 days into highschool was set upon by another kid, 16 years old.
He quickly hit the ground, and then the head stomping started...end result all teeth lost, broken nose, fractured eye socket, and suspected brain damage...life changed forever even if the physical heals. The kids in the playground (mine included) are still reeling at the violence and the sight of it.
Another guy outside a pub 3 months ago, the fight should have been over, but the head stomping started. Three years ago, a neighbour's nephew walking down a road, a guy crossed to intercept him, robbed him, then head stomped him into an electric wheelchair.
It's an issue that I'm really struggling with is what has happened where people feel the need to utterly destroy others.
All my life, there have been schoolyard brawls, fist fights outside pubs and the like, but something's changed in the not so long past.
Rather than a display of physical dominance, the desire to absolutely destroy the opponent...more specifically head stomping.
A week ago, a little kid, 4 days into highschool was set upon by another kid, 16 years old.
He quickly hit the ground, and then the head stomping started...end result all teeth lost, broken nose, fractured eye socket, and suspected brain damage...life changed forever even if the physical heals. The kids in the playground (mine included) are still reeling at the violence and the sight of it.
Another guy outside a pub 3 months ago, the fight should have been over, but the head stomping started. Three years ago, a neighbour's nephew walking down a road, a guy crossed to intercept him, robbed him, then head stomped him into an electric wheelchair.
It's an issue that I'm really struggling with is what has happened where people feel the need to utterly destroy others.