Flowers for the Fallen
I'm really not sure what to think about the shrine to the football fan who was shot a week and a half ago. As noted in a post last week, the man was part of a crowd attacking a fan of the Tel Aviv team. An undercover police office came to the rescue, but almost came to grief himself. One person was killed and one injured by shots this rescuer fired.
A week after my previous photo, the pile of flowers has more than doubled. It includes notes, stuffed animals and loads of candles.
It could all be sadness over what it says about football and the unfortunate fact of fan violence, or even simply mourning for a friend. But the incident wasn't just team loyalty that got out of hand, the man died while attacking a Jew. Yesterday morning, a very rainy Sunday, there was a group of about eight young men who appeared to be maintaining a vigil. You can read too much into a stance or a haircut; but there was something about the young men, the way they were dressed, the way they stood gathered, and the way one of their number approached others who stopped to view the shrine. And their haircuts were awfully short. It was altogether discomfitting.
posted 4.12.06
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