Violence

It is interesting the difference in the amount and type of violence between here and Chicago. In Chicago, it seemed the nightly news would report at least one if not more shootings. Here in Montreal, at first I had the impression that there were only crimes of passion or accidental deaths that I would hear on morning rock station radio. By the way, if anyone has a good alternative radio station suggestion here in Montreal I would love to hear about it. I'm kinda stuck listening to classic rock which is fine time to time, but not everyday. Now that I listen to news radio in the evenings, there is more violence than I originally thought, but again, it is primarily crimes of passion or accidental deaths. Along the lines of old boyfriends attacking old girlfriends or hit-and-run deaths. The interesting thing is the lack of shootings. Attacks are generally with knives, which in my mind is a bit more savage and difficult. For me shooting a gun would be easier and less personal. It may be this personal connection and drive needed to use a knife that contributes to the less frequent accounts of homocides. Again, this is not based on numbers and statistics, but personal observations. Bowling for Columbine makes reference that there are ten times less crimes via guns even though there are a higher percentage of gun owners. Why they don't use them is a sociological question that I may address at another time.