Just when I thought nothing more could go wrong in Obama's America, race riots break out across the nation, the catalyst for them being the shooting of a "black unarmed" teenager who had just robbed a convenience store, and was walking down the middle of the road, winding up a "white" police officer. There is a confrontation, which escalates..............and I am sure you have heard the rest. I see it has been reported on the BBC, and The Mail.
Whatever the ins and outs of this particular incident, it is obviously an indication of a far more serious racial issue going on, and this just ripped the scab off.
Meanwhile, back in Shawnee OK, I have been going about my business. I had a (mandatory) flu shot this morning at the hospital. I was running out of time, if I hadn't had it this week I could no longer go round visiting patients. So there was a great deal of drama in the chaplaincy office, and references to sheep and slaughter. And it hurt, but the nurse was all smiles and hugs when it was all over.
After that I went to Emmanuel to lend a hand packing lunches for the homeless.
This afternoon I went to a memorial service conducted by Fr Bill at the Senior Centre. It was for a homeless person, who froze to death in the park. He was well known locally, the Senior Centre was his daytime home. I was stunned actually at his death. The Salvation Army takes in homeless people, but only on a temporary basis, one can't stay there indefinitely. Homelessness is a major problem here.
This isn't very cheerful is it, perhaps it will be better tomorrow.
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