Trump just likes violence.

I don’t fault Donald Trump for dodging the draft. That was a particularly foolish war, and nobody was morally obligated to participate. For that matter, I was 22 when 9/11 happened. I never bothered to visit a recruiting station either. I have respect for those who served, I just didn’t make that choice myself. Most Americans don’t. You don’t have to justify it by saying you would have lost control and punched the drill instructor.

But eventually men reach an age where they might dwell on the path not taken. War is like the hot crazy woman that we never worked up the courage to ask out. As if we could have changed her. Recently Trump has reconnected with her online. She sure changed a lot over the years, but she hasn’t exactly improved. He’s way too old to meet her in person, so he just flirts with her via DM’s and sends her gifts.

Trump loves violence like the Pope loves Jesus, but he’s just not a commitment kind of guy. Usually, state governors are more than content to handle civil unrest without federal aid, but Trump REALLY wants to stick his stubby fingers in LA. I can’t even imagine that he thinks this would help him politically; even if SCOTUS lets him run again, he has no shot at California’s electoral votes.

I will go as far to say that he likes being on the receiving end. (Don’t give him what he wants. I oppose the death penalty by both all levels of government and non-state actors.) Remember when he was almost shot in the head in Pennsylvania last year? That could have been avoided in a couple of ways. He could have not run for President, or he could have insisted on an indoor venue that would have been easier to secure. Presidents and presidential candidates should not hold outdoor rallies for the same reason they stopped riding in convertibles. I want Trump to live long enough to stand trial and serve out the sentence, but his choices do make me worried for his safety.

To all folks in LA, protesting is great but violence is not. Having said that, I feel that all law enforcement should wear clearly identifiable uniforms when making an arrest, have their faces visible or at least wear photo ID badges, and drive marked vehicles when making a traffic stop. There might be a murder case in the near future where the defendant will say that he didn’t know the victim was a cop and the jury just might believe him.