Violence in the Parking Lot

I' usually take the summer off from blogging but a story about violence in once of my favorite parking lots has forced me to break my silence. The incident took place over the weekend in Philadelphia outside the Citizens Bank ballpark. It seems a fight broke out in the bar and many patrons were ejected. They resumed the fight in the parking lot where a large group stomped two men. One was killed and the other hospitalized. Having been in those lots before and after games I wondered if I would feel different. Am I going to be looking over my shoulder or watching what I say or who I say it to. The answer is no as this was an isolated incident that quickly got out of control and I don't expect it to happen again. The parking lots are safe. What I can't fathom is why this group did not limit or stop their level of violence. What could the victim have done so wrong that a crowd would stomp him to death? The answer is nothing that really matters. It's just that people today are so used to seeing extreme levels of violence, they don't think twice about doing it for the slightest provocation. There was a time when this type of behavior would be considered cowardly and not acceptable in society. The sad fact is that "mob rule" seems to be more commonplace than ever. I am happy to report the police already have two people in custody. I can only hope that they round up everybody involved and charge them all! Let's enjoy our sports without inflict injury on those around us. I like my violence simulated.