Kevin Hillier finds lots to worry about in modern society
I sense an increasing level of worrying incidents in our community and I wonder whether we’re becoming a little blasé and desensitised to this behaviour.
Recently we’ve had police being shot at in Hoppers Crossing, cars being torched in a street in Tarneit, any number of drug raids and traffic stops when drugs and weapons are found in car searches.
I don’t think I’m overreacting, but many people I have talked to about this are not overly concerned. I am. The thought of someone driving around with a loaded gun in their car is not something any good can come from. If you have a gun, you have full intent to use it, otherwise why would you have it in your car?
POLICE ON THE SCENE AFTER SHOTS WERE FIRED AT OFFICERS IN HOPPERS CROSSING
I’ve written before about the number of cars I see without number plates and there seems to have been a crackdown in recent times, with police stopping them and often discovering more than just an unregistered vehicle.
Our children are growing up in a world where atrocities such as those in Paris are becoming more frequent. How do you explain a suicide bomber to a child? Little things also worry me, like the level of violence in computer games, and while dining in a family restaurant last week, up on the big screen for all to see was UFC cage-fighting. I’m not a wowser, but while my 10-year-old son is chomping his chicken nuggets and chips I don’t want him watching two adults punching and kicking the living suitcase out of each other. Are you as concerned as I am about where we are heading?
Loud revenge is sweet
On a lighter note, a good friend of mine (let’s call him Chris) recently came a gutser in his local supermarket fruit and veg section. Yes, he slipped on a mushroom and tore his hamstring off the bone, a serious injury requiring surgery. While his wife was sympathetic, she also saw the funny side of it and remarked she was only sorry she wasn’t there to see it happen. With Chris confined to lying on the couch for three weeks, his wife soon lost her sense of humour when a megaphone was used as the sole means of communication from the patient. ■
If you have any news or events, let me know at kevin@howdypartnersmedia. com.au
