(a sequel, if not yet a series)
Metal fences line Schenley Park Drive: black, tall, imposing, picking up where the Jersey barriers left off; one of the city’s natural jewels turned into a zoo, or a concentration camp, or both. And I think: all we need now is the razor wire on top.
A copse of black-clad officers at CMU: arms crossed, billy clubs protruding, standing sentry over the corner of the University Center where my boys used to love to run and laugh and squeeze themselves between the pillars. And I wonder: is the bookstore really in that much danger?
A sensible court ruling downtown: there are rights, but there are also responsibilities; exercising the first should not, and today happily does not, excuse you from the second. And I think: the first amendment is not a Get Out of Jail Free card.
Another school closing reminder in the backpack: official, unapologetic, just stating the facts; early dismissal tomorrow, no classes Thursday and Friday, the children must be kept home to be kept safe. And I wonder: what sorts of lessons do we learn from this?
Posted
Sep 22 2009, 05:02 PM
by
Chad