It was a bad — although in reality it could also be considered a good — ending to a generational celebration of community in the form of Manteca High football.
The multiple gunshots Friday did mar the celebratory evening not of just a century of Buffalo football but of people working together and sharing the ups and downs of life centered around a common interest whether they were part of it in 1926 and are now long gone or are have just become part of a tradition that helps bring people together.
The altercation between three teens outside the Manteca High stadium that brought an abrupt end to the football game when one of the participants opted to fire a gun into the air was not good.
It was good, however, in that no one was injured.
No, the world has not gotten more dangerous.
But we do either have short-term and selective memories or lived part of our lives sans social media and instant communication where ignorance was truly bliss.
As for those weaned on social media, they have never known a world where bad acts are always amplified a million times over when compared to the more overwhelming prevalent good gestures. It’s the reason why social media is so dominate as it plays h...