It Doesn't Feel Safe Anymore

Sitting on the couch watching the news can be very depressing. It seems like the only thing you hear anymore is about robberies, murder, and unemployment. There aren't a lot of good things going on anywhere in the world honestly. 

Do any of you remember being able to sit in your living room and feel safe? I know we all have but when your neighborhood and the neighborhoods surrounding you have multiple break-ins within a few months, it wouldn't be hard to become a little uneasy. Within a two year span in the small town I grew up in, there were homes being broken into almost on a daily basis. This is in a town that has never been known for much crime if any. 

The point is that no matter how safe the place you live has been in the past, the odds of it staying safe are slim. We live in a world that doesn't have any respect for personal property or safety. They don't care who they hurt or what they take in the process. Some of the things that were stolen from the homes around me were things that were far more precious than a few lousy dollars. They took things that had value to people on the emotional level. Feelings that no money in the world can buy. 

We really need to sit back and look at what we have become. Criminals especially considering they would rather terrorize lives than to be contributing members of society. If you have children then you can relate to wanting to protect them and feel safe leaving them at home if at an appropriate age. I and many others around me were home when we were robbed, and to think of the impact that would have on a fourteen or fifteen year old is upsetting. I know I was startled but that would seriously traumatize a young teenager. 

America needs to take back what we fought for years to claim... FREEDOM! There are young men and women risking their lives over seas for our freedom while we are letting our own citizens terrorize our cities. If we are going to be held hostage by our own people then why should they fight for us. We need to do our part in protecting our communities and make our streets safe for the troops when they come home. They make us proud, so we need to return the favor and hold down the front lines here in America. 

Criminals are like high school bullies all grown up, but instead of slamming your head into a locker, they are shooting and robbing us from the freedom we have a right to. We need more men and women to make a difference and take back the country that we fought for long ago.