Recently I decided never to attend an “event” where the police will be acting as controllers. We attended a fun run kind of race in which there was a “police presence” at the venue. Why on earth does a running race for fun require men with guns? It occurred to that if the police are at a concert, park, or other event that there is a notion that violence will be part of the event. I understand that people are concerned about the possible trouble that can happen at any event, and I understand that the world is full of terrorists, millions or even tens of millions, who seek to just randomly kill people or just start trouble because it suits them but is this really the world we now live in? The media tells us there is danger on every corner, in every park, in every school and so on, but what does the presence of men dressed in military garb, with guns, even small tanks say about the event itself that they must be there? Is it really in my best interest to go places where possible violence is a part of the experience? Why do I want to go someplace where I am viewed as a threat by people with guns, people who can’t figure out if they are there to protect me or kill me? What event is so important that I should subject myself to the possibility of having to deal with potential violence?

What is going on in the subconscious of people who are at an event have a good time, but are being watched by men with fingers on the trigger of their gun? How do the regular human folks interpret such a conflict of imagery? Children and guns? Music and guns? Racing and guns? Football and guns? If there are guns, there is expected violence, is a meaningless midseason football game worth being subjected to the feeling of being a criminal just for attending?

I know the arguments for the guns being everywhere, but if the reality is now such that I need guns to keep the music event safe, then the music event is no longer really just a music event, but hybrid of music and potential violence, which can result in death.

I am human, not an animal that needs to be constantly reminded that guns and people who can effectively shoot them are what is in charge.

Question: When you are at an event where armed police are present, how do your reconcile the conflict behind your reason for being at the event and the possibility of violence? You are not allowed to utter the default answer: “they are there to keep me safe.” You’ll not the default answer implies violence and justifies their presence. The question is, without the default answer, how to you reconcile the fact that you are attending a gathering where someone might be shot, as that’s what the guns are for?

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