Knife-riddled city

I was watching the news last night describe the crime highlights of last Saturday night. Not one of Edmonton's finest, that's for sure. Another 17 year old boy was stabbed to death at his birthday party. I say 'again', because there have been a number of such incidents in Edmonton in the last year. Some were at house parties, some were at bars (with slightly older victims). As well, Saturday night boasted a stabbing downtown at a late-night club and another on Whyte Avenue. Both resulted in the victims' deaths.

What is with all the stabbings?! Why are people bringing knives to the bar? Why are highschool students stabbing each other?! It's all just crazy to me. How can you possibly be so angry at someone that you need to stab them? I can't relate, but I guess it's because I wasn't raised with a lower socio-economic status, nor am I a member of a gang, nor a number of other things...

Another highlight of the news was two fatal car accidents. One featured a small car running a red light at high speed, hitting an SUV (in which the driver suffered no injuries) and flipping over. Driver killed. Passenger fine. The other concerned a car driving down the WRONG side of a busy street towards the river valley, where it hit an oncoming taxi. Driver killed. Taxi driver in hospital with serious injuries. They think both the deceased drivers were drunk. DRUNK!! I never understand why people still drink and drive - has it not been shown enough times that drinking and driving is not only dangerous, but kills? Stop driving drunk!!

Not really an 'upper' news broadcast, that's for sure.