Monday, October 2, 2017

Mandalay Bay Shooting

I woke up to discover that Tom Petty died of a heart attack (newer reports are saying he is still alive on life support) and that 50+ people were killed at a concert by someone shooting from the Mandalay Bar with hundreds more being injured. At this time we have absolutely no idea why the man did it and I would ask that my readers not speculate or claim that they know why until we have real information and that won't be for at least a week.

For me this is surreal. Las Vegas is like a second home to me. I used to go every month with my father until he passed away. I know the town better than many who live there, I know all the back roads and casinos. Heck, I have written posts about how the corporations are destroying the town.

The number of people killed and wounded is stunning to me. People are already attempting to use this to further their political agendas on both the left and the right. I would say now is not the time. The truth is other than providing blood for the wounded there is nothing we can do today to improve the situation. Unlike the situation in Puerto Rico, sending food or money will not help. This could have happened anywhere and in any city, it just so happened to occur in Las Vegas.

I was making arrangements to go to Vegas this month and this will not effect my plans. It shouldn't effect other peoples plans either. If I have a hope it is that this does not distract the politicians and media from keeping the focus on Puerto Rico where there is still much to be done.