I was going to say that at least it isn't yet another cover or Britney losing her kids, but then again, maybe it would've been better it it had been. News like this we don't need, either.
Then again, most of what they call news isn't worth my interest. I would much rather hear reports that give me real need to know information that actually helps me in some way. How can knowing about what new stupid stunt Britney or MJ or Bush's daughters have done now possibly help me get through my day? How can hearing about this sort of tragedy in Wisconsin be of any use to me here in Florida? It is all sensationalism, labeled as News, provided more as entertainment and to capture ratings. Maybe there are some folks out there who have families in that town that ought to hear one way or the other who all was involved, but I am guessing they are going to hear the news of that firsthand and directly before they hear it broadcast on national news, or at least they should. In any event, the vast majority of us don't really need to hear about it.
Now if a tropical depression is bearing down on the carribean showing signs of tracking this way and growing, that would be something I would want to know about. If Congress is deliberating about whether a new bill will raise the cost of gas by a nickel next month if it passes might be nice to know about and keep track of so I know who to vote against next election. If some maniac is on a killing spree and was last seen heading towards the region where my girls are going to school, I reckon I would like to know that so I can tell them and they can arm themselves accordingly, that I think would be worth broadcasting to the general public.
Telling me Micks is going to get another couple years tacked onto his sentence now just doesn't do anything for me, sorry.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
-- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)