06-20-2007, 04:28 PM
Having lived in Europe, I have to say I agree that America is a violent country. When I came back after two years, I was shocked at how violent it was. I think there was one murder the entire time I was in Paris, and it was front page news for several days. Murders in the US are in on page 2 of the second section, "Metro".
However, this latest incident does not scare me much and, as everyone knows, I am scared of caterpillars, lava, tsunamis, things moving in the brush at night, fruit dropping on porches and the macaroni salad at Malama Market. This was a instance of domestic violence unlikely to be repeated. I did compare my town, Oceanside, California, to Kea'au and was suprised to see that crime stats were higher for Kea'au, but what are ya gonna do. Puna is, by an large, not a violent place. It is a peaceful, pastoral place.
However, this latest incident does not scare me much and, as everyone knows, I am scared of caterpillars, lava, tsunamis, things moving in the brush at night, fruit dropping on porches and the macaroni salad at Malama Market. This was a instance of domestic violence unlikely to be repeated. I did compare my town, Oceanside, California, to Kea'au and was suprised to see that crime stats were higher for Kea'au, but what are ya gonna do. Puna is, by an large, not a violent place. It is a peaceful, pastoral place.