Media copout
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
There was a mass murder in Wisconsin last month and what have we heard about it lately? Nothing.
This killer was a cop and a half. Full-time county sheriff, part-time in the town of Crandon, Wi, where he killed himself after massacring six people and wounding a seventh victim. He then visited family members and traveled around the small town for several hours before finally shooting himself. That part of the story barely got out. The rest of it and came and went in a few news cycles. (NOTE: I do not use the names of mass murders unless they are well known politicians or business leaders)
If this represents a new corporate media sense of proportion concerning sensational murders, I want to encourage it. Focusing on aberrant acts of violence promotes a reactionary view of the world. It makes it easier for people to call for more "safeguards" that in fact do nothing but tear down the protections all citizens need from intrusive examination and harassment by a paranoid, power-clutching government. It also leads more nitwits to gun shops.
continued here:
http://www.barrycrimmins.com/index.php?page=news&category=political_satirist_Barry_Crimmins&display=494
Crimmins is very insightful and funny. Look how he skewers Hillary Clinton, here:
http://www.barrycrimmins.com/index.php?page=news&category=political_satirist_Barry_Crimmins&display=503
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