Friends, I should probably knock on wood about what I am about to say. There were no homicides in Louisville during the month of February (and so far none in March, though it is still early).
Here is an article about that.
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100301/NEWS01/3010328/Louisville+has+murder-free+February
It isn't clear yet why the rate of deadly violence evaporated in our second month, but for whatever reason I hope that trend continues. In fact, I hope that when we get to January 1, 2011, we will be able to celebrate a year in which there were no murders in February, March...and right on through to the end of the year.
That hope may be in vain, but I do hold onto a wish that the rate of homicides in Louisville Metro continues to be low.
This does have interfaith implications. Death (and especially its subcategory of homicide) is no respecter of persons or religions. All of us need to muscle as much information as we can to help people find non-violent ways to resolve their differences.
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