Sorry you had to go through that. There are some ill people out there and I blame the media and education system. No excuse for what the did to you. But its increasing for sure here in UK.
I had a friend who was put in a coma an is now parallelized in his face by a group of lads. The police said as they were under 17 they could not do anything!
I think the media desensitize us to acts of violence, through movies, through overexposure to 'radical' acts on the tv.
Ultimately it's in the hands of the people to change what is acceptable and not acceptable, and I just hope that we can all act in a more enlightened considerate and caring state with each other..
I'm sorry for your friends loss. :<
You've nailed it right there!
My friend is a tough one he manages and lives a normally life. Thankfully he can still move one side a bit. Communities like @Steemit will change the paradigm and when the hundredth monkey awakes ... wow :)