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I drive through a Jewish neighborhood on my commute to work.  There are numerous temples and schools on this stretch of Beverly Blvd.  Typically I people watch.  It makes the drive go by faster.  This morning I saw something that really startled me.

Big white dude, dressed all in black, on a bike was stopped on the sidewalk.  He motioned his hand like a gun and pretended to "shoot" these three Jewish girls.  I figure they must be Jewish since they're wearing what I assume is the uniform of one of the local schools.  He then yells something at them.  The girls probably never saw the gun motion because the man was behind them.  But they may have heard him yell whatever it was he was yelling.

I didn't know what to do.  I contemplated stopping, but what was I going to do?  That man looked big, like BIG.  Like 5'10 or 6ft and probably weighed 275 to 300.  I thought maybe I should call someone, but I didn't know who to call. 

I don't normally pray, but at that moment I did.  I prayed for those little girls. I prayed for the safety of that neighborhood. I prayed for that man & hope he doesn't escalate into vicious violence.  I prayed for Los Angeles and retain some thread of sanity that whatever is brewing doesn't turn into something crazy.