There is ONLY too far.
Everything is always an overreaction to something else, and it usually results in regret. Sometimes a series of overreactions causes escalation and conflict, though most often they gradually abate like a pendulum losing it's momentum. There are far, far too few level headed responses to anything. Anything.
I guess that's just life but the behaviour is not necessary, and certainly not anything to lust for. In particular when the desire is for escalating violence.
I don't expect humanity to change anymore, I'm too old for that, but I'm putting it out there anyways in the hope that maybe just one or two people will clue in to the ultimately self-destructive desire to "teach someone a lesson", or to "have the last word".
"All movements go too far."
-B. Russell
Maybe I'm just becoming racist?
I've lived in Markham for an odd 20ish years. When I first came here, my neighborhood was mainly Caucasian. People always said hi to each other, I used to play with dogs other ppl owned and had a small crush on some girl next door. When I turned 17, I started driving and noticed that ppl were generally nice. They let my n00b *** back out of my house, flashed/honked when cops were around, signaled, didn't run stop signs, and didn't kill people themselves on 407 and 9th line (or the intersection below that).
Off I went to Western for 3~ years, I come back and notice the new houses south and east of the 407 were complete. Suddenly the following things happened:
#1. People not signalling.
#2. Theft rates increased (south and east, my area is unaffected).
#3. My brother got knocked over riding a bicycle due to someone turning into him.
#4. Some ***** ran red and caused me to have an accident.
Then I found my current gf who lived a lil south of me (past 407 and 9th). I go to her house regularly and noticed that whenever I said hi to the neighbors there, they'd look at me as if I was trying to rob/kill them. But of course if one of their "kin" said hi, they'd say hi back.
I never worked at a restaurant but I have friends who do...and that's when the racist remarks start flying....
I'm 100% sure I am NOT the only person who feels this way, stereotypes and generalization happens for a reason.
