For the most part.people have seemed to be more outraged for my own sake than I've been.In a lot of ways that makes sense to me so I haven't given that much thought. My initial perspective has been that this was a completely random act of violence, but given that my assailant apparently came to the park with the intent of murdering someone from a church group regularly serving the homeless it seems that I do need to analyze the potential for a personal element, and to what possible degree. My assailant apparently has an address that places her within a couple of miles of the address of my church. It seems to me that if there's an animus directed at my church specifically this puts things in a very different light. I've left a message with the police investigator assigned to the case hoping he'll return my call and be able to shed some light on that.

This also prompts a closer look at the cost of commitment. But first, let's make it clear that it's really not all that much a burden in terms of effort; I have a creative bent, and I enjoy cooking, and what I do allows me to exercise that creativity especially within the confines of a budget. But the cost up to now has only been a commitment of time/effort and a minimal amount of financial resources.Personal physical risk has not been part of the equation. I don't think anyone expects the threat level to rise dramatically, but one of our regulars did point out that the park where we meet can draw a wider spectrum of people because of the park's proximity to the METRO line. I don't see myself giving this up but I can respect that someone married & with kids has more than their own safety to consider might have different feelings about it.