Your unattended children are ruining KC

By now you've already been astonished by the negligence of some lady (probably a minority) who let her little brat destroy a piece of "sand art" created by Tibetan Monks on the floor of Union Station.

Luckily, since most (all) Asian art is completely replaceable and devoid of any uniqueness (much like the rest of their culture) it was no big loss. The monks had been working on the sand "tapestry" for a couple of days but it seems that simply skipping lunch and staying a little late after work got them right back up to speed . . . Typically, their work ethic once again moved them in front of American sloppiness.

Anyway, the important detail about this story isn't the negligible impact to colored sand designs . . . What should worry folks in this town is that the story is indicative of what the future holds for Kansas City: Children running around out of control with no one taking responsibility for their actions.

Sure, the monks stood by their Zen philosophy pose and put a smile on while claiming that the act of vandalism didn't bother them . . . But I never trust people who purport to have found inner peace and it's more likely that their motives were to not only to desperately hold onto the model minority status for all Asian in the U.S. but also to atone for the sins of Seung-Hui Cho and the Virgina Tech Massacre.

If you look deep into their eyes, you might see that they would have gladly unleashed their Kung-Fu on the child if only they could've discovered his whereabouts . . .



I've seen enough martial arts films to realize that some small innocuous action is always the basis for a whirlwind adventure involving flying fists of fury and disco music mixed in with some amazing gu zheng riffs.

Anyway, the point of this post isn't to prove that I have a deep understanding of Asian culture given that I own at least one Wu-Tang Clan CD . . . The most important aspect of this story of vandalism and Tibetan monks is that the whole thing doesn't bode well for the future.

See, the little terrorist who ruined the artwork is only going to get older and his misdeeds will most likely grow even greater with practice. Additionally, the fact that the exhibit was left totally unguarded and with nothing but a measly rope around it is very representative of the fact that security has and always will be a second priority for people in this town. Therefore, from the Plaza to the Power & Light District unattended, deviant brats will most certainly have free reign to do whatever they please with little or no consequences.

And for all you folks who think I'm kidding (I'm joking but not kidding) just look to the Galleria in St. Louis in order to discover how quickly mass transit and vagrant kids can bring disaster upon a shopping district.

Whitney "Crackhead" Houston once sang that "the children are our future" and for better or worse she was right. Sadly, the future for Kansas City involves a group of uncontrollable youngsters who never had any parental supervision wreaking havoc upon the poorly planned and unsecured attractions of downtown Kansas City.