A society in need of life support

You hear of a story about an infant being found abandoned and automatically you think of a parent that cannot take care of her child. Only later, you find out the mother was murdered. (Watch the footage. I travel this bridge frequently.)

You hear about a young co-ed that disappears and you wonder what darkness entered her comfort zone.

You hear about stuff like this increasingly. It almost seems that every day there is a new story about a woman being murdered, a woman disappearing, or a women victimized in some way (by family members, strangers, lovers).

What is happening in our "so-called" modern, advanced, and progressive society that we seem to be going backward, creating an environment where women have become easy targets and prey?

What has caused society to show little regard for women?

I realize women are not the only ones that seem like targets, so are our children. What is so sick about what we've become that we don't value life or each other?