Reply #15: Well it's my point... [View All]

[suegeo]

I understand what you are saying about the hype around white kids in a rich white school, versus very little here.

I hear YOUR point. Sorry I didn't acknowledge that verbally.

However, even if I see that the coverage is not equal I still stand by MY point which is: the media should not be making a circus out of ANY of these school slaying "events." It's not good for the mental health of the people who watch this crappy reporting.

But the media has in the past covered these things like the event was a sporting event/circus. That's because they know it sells shampoo, They tap into the reptile part of our brain and get a captive audience. Because there is something in our psyche that gets caught up in the blood, and the innocence.

I feel bad for the people involved. But the way media has covered these things in the past, (eg Columbine) it was like a ritual sacrifice event.

--They showed us the blood.

--They showed us the crying innocent "virgins."

I half expect them to stake a kid to a post, and chant "Kong! Kong! Kong!"

It's sick coverage, done by a sick media, in order to tap into a sick part of our past.

My point is (without, sincerely, trying to damage YOUR point): I hope the presses' coverage of these kinds of crimes changes away from the sensational "Let us see the blood" variety.

For what it's worth, I thought their coverage of Laci Peterson was awful too. I feel bad for the lady, and the guy who killed her should be brought to justice. But the way the media covers stuff like this, it makes a mockery out of the dead woman's "day in court." It fact, the media makes our criminal justice system look like a three ring circus. It damages the legitimacy of the rule of law by making the actors look like bafoons.