Seems alot of things that get reported these days really cheapen the true meaning of things. There was a story recently about a nineteen year old guy who had gotten a fifteen year old girl pregnant, so he was being labeled a "sex predator".
Come on. I think we oughta save those descriptors for where they really matter.
Same thing with first degree murder. Premeditated, planned, first degree murder.
There oughta be about a one year time limit to appeal a conviction for first degree murder. Then the chair.
But half the time, these things will get pleaded down, and the creep is back on the streets in eight years or so.
It does seem we've lost our perspective. I think one reason minor incidents, like this (old!) woman breastfeeding, are blown out of proportion is that everyone wants to be in the news ... by making a stink over something that not worth an "Aw, shoot ...", or by apologizing for something utterly unconnected to your personal transgressions ... just get some attention, somehow!
We on FR shouldn't have this problem, because we can always post a vanity thread about whatever personal flusters we've got, and hundreds of people will give us all the attention we can stand!