A Lack of Respect

Last night we had another area police officer shot.  The news is reporting he is in critical condition after undergoing surgery.  He was responding to a home invasion and was shot through the arm into his torso under his bulletproof vest.

This happened on the day we in Pittsburgh were remembering the three police officers who were shot and killed in 2009.  It seems to me that the number of police officers who are killed in the line of duty is on the rise. 

I believe a contributing factor is the basic and fundamental  lack of respect the younger generation has for authority (damn, I sound really old right now).  It seems society is a much more violent place then when I was growing up... 

I don't have any answers that would address cause-and-effect, it's just a very sad day to think I live in a society that shoots first in any situation .