Kenya to Las Vegas - The zenith and the nadir of human behavior...

When most students are enjoying their summer and getting a tan, one of my students is in Kenya volunteering his time and effort to help local children with their education. This is quite exceptional, and makes a teacher proud.

On the other hand,a NYT story discusses the plight of the homeless. The article says that "...A report due out this weekend from the National Coalition for the Homeless documents a rise in violence over the last decade, with at least 880 unprovoked attacks against the homeless at the hands of nonhomeless people, including 244 fatalities. An advance copy was provided to The New York Times.

Sometimes, researchers say, one homeless person attacks another in turf battles or other disputes. But more often, they say, the assailants are outsiders: men or in most cases teenage boys who punch, kick, shoot or set afire people living on the streets, frequently killing them, simply for the sport of it, their victims all but invisible to society.

“A lot of what we see are thrill offenders,” said Brian Levin, a criminologist who runs theCenter for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino..."

A sad commentary on a scoeity where people including teenagers take thrill in hurting the homeless. Where's the soul?