Unintentionally Disconnected

When I first thought about it, I could not see many ways in which the death of Memphis football player Taylor Bradford affected me. Now I realize that my inability to see how I was affected is an effect in itself. That would be an effect of all the Memphis violence. I mean, you hear about things like this happening so much in Memphis that you become numb to it in a way unless it happens someone close to you.

Taylor Bradford was not close to me, but he was close to a couple of my friends. So, I feel bad about my inability to relate to how they feel right now. And it is not just me who feels somewhat numb to the whole situation. We had a class discussion in English about how we each felt the death affected us. Pretty much everyone felt disconnected from it. Of course, there was some sympathy and remorse, but not an overwhelming amount. It is just an all too common occurrence, which makes the situation even more heart-breaking. The fact that a University of Memphis student was killed and an entire class full of University of Memphis students can just shrug it off as just another statistic shows just how bad crime in Memphis has gotten.

To be honest, I have no idea how the tremendous amount of crime and violence can be minimized in Memphis. I just know that it is a problem that can not be ignored. I hate that I have become so disconnected from such tragedy, and I hate that so many tragic events are occurring so often. There have been so many people dying lately, and what makes it worse is the fact that it is mostly young people who should have so much life ahead of them. Like I said I don’t know what the solution is, but you must address the problem before you can come up with a solution. So, now that the problem has been addressed, what's next?