Another sign of the times..
When one reads of incidents on Kuala Lumpur where a man will run amok, killing indescriminately, while crowds beyond his reach continue without any apparent interest, one might smile, and from the comfort of one's armchair reflect on how much more civilised is this western culture than theirs.. how much more we have travelled along the ethical path, that we understand better the value of human life.. After all, western man turned out in his millions to protest the killing of innocents in Iraq just this past weekend..
Washington DC police had released a surveillance tape from a gas station, which shows a man being shot to death in front of a number of witnesses.. all of which ignored the dying man as he bled out on the forecourt.. one of which, only a few feet away, continued to pump his kerosene til he had what he wanted, left the body without a glance, paid for his purchase and drove away.
The attendant, in a soundproof booth, didn't know of the shooting til another customer happened to mention it, three minutes after the crime..
Ahh we are so concerned about those in other countries.. about our worldwide image..
We speak the good line of 'love for fellow man'..
ts elliot would have laughed.. for we are the hollow men..