last night I was driving home from my mother-in-law's house and right as I got to our street a police cruiser blocked the intersection and sat there with its sirens blasting. it wasn't more than about 30 seconds before the cruiser turned and went south to help another cruiser escort two ambulances through all the intersections on Church St.
I now know they were carrying victims of the shooting on the Danforth in Greektown. disturbing American reality starting to land on the shores of Toronto. I'm on the Danforth all the time having dinner and enjoying ouzo. it could easily have been me in the restaurant that was shot up. it's sobering to think about.
*insert 9 pages of opinions about gun control here*