You know when you’ve become desensitized to violence when you read something like this and the only thing going through your mind is what a pain in the ass your drive home from work is going to be :

A man perched in an apartment overlooking the Golden State Freeway in Glendale opened fire this afternoon on motorists and police officers, prompting officials to shut down two freeways.
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At around 11:10 a.m., authorities received reports of a man firing shots from an apartment on Paula Avenue toward the Golden State Freeway across the freeway from Griffith Park.

When police approached, the suspect allegedly fired upon officers. Glendale SWAT officers using an armored vehicle rescued at least one person from the building and were trying to evacuate others, a Glendale police spokesman said.

The Golden State Freeway was shut in both directions between Western Avenue on the north and Colorado Street on the south The Ventura Freeway was closed at the Golden State Freeway.

You’d think that a violent standoff a few blocks away from my apartment would provoke some sort of emotion. Jeez, I suck….