Stray bullet kills girl at her birthday party
If no one watched, I doubt they would show it.
It's been this way in the popular press since the 1800's. Something less than savory in human nature... go figure.
There are some on FR who love these tragedy pimps and their sickening stories. I got bashed the last time I questioned that moron, Greta.
I'm sick of it too. If your not young and pretty seems like nobody cares.
Stories about rape, kidnapping, murder like these (especially of children!) thoroughly sicken me. I avoid them like the plague. I can't fathom why people would want to watch - but they do.
I'm sick of it too. As a matter of fact, I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!
You're absolutely correct.
Stray bullet kills girl at her birthday party
How many times do we have to see Nancy Grace start her show with "tonight, BREAKING NEWS in the case of..."--and we hear
stuff that was 'breaking' two days ago...
"The bubble headed bleach blonde goes on at 5
She can tell you bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye
It's INTERESTING when people die
Give us dirty laundry
"Can we film the operation? Is the head dead yet
You know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
Get the widow on the set, we need dirty laundry."
Though I gotta admit even I will watch for awhile if it's
a case of interest, like the Entwistles here in Mass.
As long as people tune in and give it high ratings,
it will continue.
Some mayhem that I would have never before dreamed of watching willingly, I know I would want to watch today: e.g. images of all the death of 911.
Neither you nor the government should have the moral, or legal power to prevent me from doing so.
you got that right
you got that right
you got that right
Sir, I beg your pardon!
Stories like this are just sexy, and people are interested in them. It's a very sexy scene that ends in disaster: an attractive woman meets a hunky man and just this once throws caution to the wind and decideds to indulge. This decision often costs the woman her life.
It doesn't matter much whether the actual facts in any one given story fit that pattern, that's the unspoken subtext. People love that kind of story, especially because it ends tragically.
As to what this says about people, I'll leave that up to your judgement. Sex sells. Violence sells. Sex & violence in a news story with a pretty girl is good for business, because people want it.
Leftist media will portray Smith as victim after sentence is handed down. They'll cry bad childhood etc., etc.
It's the rubber-neck gene in humans. Some day humans will actually be able to rotate their head completely around like an owl so they won't miss any of the blood and guts. Although Greta might look better if her head was on backwards, she is just following in the footsteps of the greats who have made their fortunes providing food for rubbernecks, e.g., Springer, Winfrey, Downey, Jr., and the many court tv shows hosts to name a few.
Pinging some friends...
I feel better for having ranted this, but it's still on.
On the other hand HOTD, maybe, just maybe by publicizing this, another child might not be raped and killed.Of course we will never know if it does or not.
