This is supposed to be an lte. Critisim is welcome and requested.
I count the dead. I confess the numbers are somewhat of a fascination. For August 8th, the official body count is 193, annualized to about 320 murders. The rate of increase over last year is trending up. On August 12th, we've reached 196 dead and an increase of almost 17% over last year.
I do the numbers every day as if the ritual itself will change the dead into something tolerable. This year we'll see about 45 more people killed this year than last year, plus or minus a couple of bodies. If nothing changes, we will be counted the most violent place in the nation.
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