It took me until this morning to realize I (really my daughter) had a visit from a former neighbor yesterday afternoon that had many elements of the dark age themes discussed.
Dark Age Theme 1. She is early 40ish and childless. We know several women (4 that I can think of) who fit the description of 40s and childless. All 4 like to come over and play with our 3 year old daughter or hold her. I suppose they realize they will not be having any children of their own and seeing our daughter helps to fill a void.
Dark Age Themes 2 and 3. Most of these women don't talk much to me but this one does. The conversation started with why she was over here. She said she was going to break up with her significant other because his alcoholism had taken a turn for the worse. She said she was probably done with relationships and will be single the rest of her life. Because they couldn't work during covid, they left here owing the management company money. She said the company didn't attempt to collect but it appears on her credit report. I asked her how much. She said $17,000. She said she would like to come back here and work the debt off. I told her I didn't think they would accept that.
Dark Age Themes 4, 5, 6 and 7. The conversation then turned to general topics. She said on Friday night her niece had been shot and killed at a gas station 4 miles down the road. She said her niece (who is black) encountered a Mexican man (probably an illegal) who began harassing her because she was a lesbian. I asked her if her niece knew the man. She said no. Therefore, though I didn't ask, I assumed that she was wearing some sort of gay pride stuff. Anyway, the incident ended with him shooting her from under the jaw into the head, dropping her to the ground and killing her instantly. After she was on the ground and dead, he shot her 2 more times. I said, she was in the parking lot of a gas station on a busy street, so he is in custody? She said no, he is still at large.
All during this conversation neither she nor I were fazed one bit. No voices were raised, no evidence of surprise or shock was present from either one of us. The unthinkable has become normal and quite thinkable. It's a new dark age.
She then played with my daughter for a couple hours and left. They both had a very good time.
CRIME
Cedar Park Police charge man with murder in Circle K shooting
by: Cora Neas
Posted: Jun 4, 2023 / 09:55 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 4, 2023 / 10:42 PM CDT
CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Cedar Park Police arrested a suspect Sunday in connection to a fatal shooting at a Circle K gas station Friday night, according to a press release from the agency.
Bradley Stanford, 23, is charged with one count of murder, a first-degree felony.
Prior to the shooting, a “verbal exchange” occurred in the gas station’s parking lot between Stanford and 24-year-old Akira Ross, according to Cedar Park Police.
Officers responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting around 9:50 p.m., and found Ross dead when they arrived. The gas station is located at 12020 N. FM 620.
At around 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Cedar Park Police and San Patricio County Tactical Response Team arrested Stanford in Ingleside, Texas. According to the press release, the Aransas Pass and Ingleside Police Departments also assisted in the case.
The agency said that the shooting is still an ongoing investigation.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/cedar-p ... -shooting/
Since an arrest has been made, one dark age theme is negated. Or maybe not, because it's possible they don't have the right guy.
While the periphery breaks down rather slowly at first, the capital cities of the hegemon should collapse suddenly and violently.