The Dismissal of Reality

Common sense; the irony of that term.  The least common thing in our contemporary nation is sense.  The Ryan Carson murder in New York City, just one of many slayings that exemplify the failings of such leadership, was quite horrific in a number of ways. 

For those unfamiliar, Ryan Carson was a known activist who was all about “criminal justice reform,” though it appears his role in promoting such may be overstated, as it seems his efforts focused on other causes.  Politics aside, I am not fond of seeing people get killed by thugs, no matter their politics, even if their activism contributes to the mayhem.

Perhaps the same sort of delusion that leads an individual to think that “criminal justice reform” should mean simply not putting criminals in prison, no matter what they do, is the same sort of failure to recognize the reality that led to this stabbing.  Carson and his girlfriend, while on the streets of a bad neighborhood in the early AM hours (the first and obvious mistake) see a man acting aggressive and threatening by kicking things around and yelling at his surroundings.  Instead of walking to the other side of the street, or simply turning around, they approach this individual, which leads to a confrontation and the stabbing death of Carson. 

“It can’t happen to me.”  This is the delusion that so many people share, obviously, if they campaign to put criminals, violent repeat offenders, on the streets.  A complete breakdown in the perception and interpretation of reality.  Again, Carson’s social activism in this realm might be overstated.  Generally speaking, however, people who support the sort of “reform” that has been ushered in by progressive prosecutors, who simply do not prosecute most crime in the name of “justice,” are detached from the consequences of their own cause, and can’t recognize the reality even when it, literally, stares them in the face. 

Tragic, and totally avoidable, but the same mentality that fails in personal preservation also fails in social and community preservation.  Giving violent criminal actors the benefit of the doubt leads to death both at a personal level, and among society in general. 

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