More entertaining paragraphs from Mr. Penn

I liked this half a paragraph today (third in a series):

This is a guilty admission, but when you have come to a place that is unfamiliar, with the intention of gaining a familiarity, absolutely nothing is more seductive than to see its darkest sides. I am an optimist. I can always look up. But to see down is to be down. We headed down to the demonstration.

At least we know that he enjoys a good traffic accident when he has the opportunity to look at it.