Bear With Me...I want a debate here

Oberon · 05-25-07, 12:23 AM

It's definately not an issue of gun control here (so I ain't even gonna GO there

) but one of media control. As we all know, the media is always out for a quick buck, a good story no matter what the outcome. You've only gotta look at the furour they were making over poor Madeline, and that guy they questioned in Portugal last week...if you had listened to the media at that point, you'd have thought he'd been charged.
Releasing the footage and pictures is fair enough, splashing them all over the front pages of every newspaper in the land for several weeks...a little OTT perhaps. People knew what had happened, and constantly being reminded of the fact just makes them feel as though there is no good in this world. I'm often told 'There's never anything good on the news these days, it's all doom and gloom.' which to me is a sign of the times we live in.
Sorry if I've rambled a bit, I've not long woken up...need my cup of tea...

05-25-07, 12:23 AM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	It's definately not an issue of gun control here (so I ain't even gonna GO there ) but one of media control. As we all know, the media is always out for a quick buck, a good story no matter what the outcome. You've only gotta look at the furour they were making over poor Madeline, and that guy they questioned in Portugal last week...if you had listened to the media at that point, you'd have thought he'd been charged. Releasing the footage and pictures is fair enough, splashing them all over the front pages of every newspaper in the land for several weeks...a little OTT perhaps. People knew what had happened, and constantly being reminded of the fact just makes them feel as though there is no good in this world. I'm often told 'There's never anything good on the news these days, it's all doom and gloom.' which to me is a sign of the times we live in. Sorry if I've rambled a bit, I've not long woken up...need my cup of tea...