our cousin daniel was shot and killed in his car yesterday on ashland avenue. i don't know why, but it could just be random, an angry autopilot with a gun. two days ago when i crossed a crosswalk an angry autopilot blared his horn and rolled down his window to say don't get shot. these are the times, and this is the culture, of the gun, and continuous war, where murder is regularly the first response, often with no provocation. we kill strangers, we kill as if life has no value or meaning.