the pride of columbus

reading the new york times online today just confirmed to me that nyc must have the lowest murder rate in the world. it seems only women who are white, middle class, a transplant to the city, and with a dream to succeed have been murdered. it is super nice of the times to devote so much space in their newspaper when someone is murdered, like with this aspiring dancer from ohio. the only other murder i can recall happening this year was the struggling actress/playwright who was shot on the lower east side. and who can forget the aspiring model who was almost murdered on the subway last year? maybe i should be concerned about my own safety. i'm white, middle class, from a small town in the midwest, and trying to succeed at my own dream of working for the man. gosh, life must be pretty good for those who aren't a white woman.