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cilla4progress

(24,736 posts) Thu Mar 15, 2018, 02:37 PM Mar 2018

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F**** TV DEATH / DISASTER NEWS

Sorry...I do believe we should learn of these disasters and am surprised to find nothing yet on DU or Twitter.

Terrible accident with fatalities at pedestrian bridge over highway near Miami.

I had to turn off MSNBC as they are showing photos of cars trapped under bridge with clearly deceased travelers.

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F**** TV DEATH / DISASTER NEWS (Original Post) cilla4progress Mar 2018 OP

+1 ffr Mar 2018 #1

Horrible, and right on Infrastructure Week... IluvPitties Mar 2018 #2

This bridge was installed on March 10th sharp_stick Mar 2018 #6

I'm not opposed to the reporting, of course, cilla4progress Mar 2018 #3

This thread was started at 2:20. Fla Dem Mar 2018 #4

Thanks, Fla Dem. cilla4progress Mar 2018 #5

I stopped watching death/injury/disaster porn (read: TV news) a looooong time ago. Iggo Mar 2018 #7

This has been around a long time. rsdsharp Mar 2018 #8

ffr

(22,670 posts)

1. +1

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 02:40 PM

Mar 2018

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)

2. Horrible, and right on Infrastructure Week...

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 02:41 PM

Mar 2018

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

6. This bridge was installed on March 10th

Reply to IluvPitties (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 02:55 PM

Mar 2018

using "accelerated bridge building technology"

I think that technology needs another look.

cilla4progress

(24,736 posts)

3. I'm not opposed to the reporting, of course,

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 02:47 PM

Mar 2018

only to the invasion of privacy. There are degrees of this.

Fla Dem

(23,692 posts)

4. This thread was started at 2:20.

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 02:49 PM

Mar 2018

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10362718

cilla4progress

(24,736 posts)

5. Thanks, Fla Dem.

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 02:53 PM

Mar 2018

I'm so sorry for your state's suffering, and loss of dear lives!

Iggo

(47,558 posts)

7. I stopped watching death/injury/disaster porn (read: TV news) a looooong time ago.

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 02:55 PM

Mar 2018

Turn that shit off.

rsdsharp

(9,186 posts)

8. This has been around a long time.

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 03:32 PM

Mar 2018

It used to be called the "Fuzz and Was" approach to TV news.

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