Despite recent crime Milledgeville still safe
Dear Editor,
The quiet country town isn’t what it’s crack up to be anymore.
The holiday weekend came to a tragic close as the serenity of the town we all call home was shattered.
Between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning two people were slain in a couple of weird locations, giving the Milledgeville Police Department an interesting start to the new week. The first incident was a murder/suicide at the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on North Columbia Street. If that wasn’t enough, at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning a man was found dead, with a bullet wound in his neck, on Highland Avenue.
There are 19,000 people in this city. Everyday people wake up and go about their regular lives without any thought of harming anyone else. But what frame of mind does someone have to be in to want to kill someone in cold blood, in a highly populated public place? The more important question, however, is there anyone else out there like that and am I safe?
It’s funny how people die every single day, but we never take the time to think about it until it happens somewhere we might be. I was in the Lowe’s last Friday. I bought a water hose and some insecticide, but never did I think someone would shoot me.
How can we worry about terrorists overseas when we can’t control the maniacs over here? If school wasn’t enough, now I have to worry about being shot.
I’ve never taken the time to ponder how safe I am while walking around town. I’ve heard of people getting killed in Milledgeville before, and Milledgeville has gotten some bad press lately. Personally, I feel safe, but I’ll be sure to be more aware of my surroundings from now on. I like it here.
As of right now, I wouldn’t live anywhere else.
Kyle Dominy
Assistant News Editor
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Sep 8 2006. Filed under Other.
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