A nose for news (TWoods)

[JohnnyRingo]

"If it bleeds, it leads" is a known factor in what we see on tv.

With that in mind, note how focused the news channels are on this. A good reporter knows the story long before it's been made public. They talk to witnesses and paramedics off the record so when they say they know nothing of the condition of Woods they're just waiting official releases to report. They know whether or not Woods will in an ICU or walking out on a treated and release. If he's ok they'll keep us posted. if he's not, they'll stay with the story like a dog with a frisbee.

I have a feeling Tiger Woods is toast, or at best a pop tart.

On edit:
I guess I was pretty callous about this, and I'm sorry I offended.
On the other hand, I've never gotten so many responses on a post.

[USALiberal]

1. He was severely injured, how kind of you! Nt

[bdamomma]

16. So sad

Where was he going at that early hour??? I feel bad for his kids.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. wtf is this

I have a feeling Tiger Woods is toast, or at best a pop tart.

[greenjar_01]

6. A statement deeply lacking in empathy?

[bdamomma]

17. exactly

no empathy.

[hlthe2b]

8. Yeah.. I'm reeling over that too.

Uggh.

[demtenjeep]

3. I have a bad feeling

they are talking like he is gone

[Pongo]

29. I'm not hearing that at all. Where are you getting this?

All I’ve heard is injuries. I can think of many celebrities in accidents where it’s reported. Doesn’t mean they’ve died.

[MustLoveBeagles]

38. Some media people on MSNBC were speaking of him as though he'd died

Even after they knew he'd survived and was just badly injured. It was a bit unnerving. I'm not even sure they were aware they were doing it.

I see you're new to the site. Welcome to DU Pongo

[Pongo]

41. Thank you for the welcome.

I’ve been reading here off and on for years, but I’m so ADHD that I’ve never gotten around to joining.

[greenjar_01]

4. Your post

[XanaDUer2]

5. Hope he's okay nt

[hlthe2b]

9. Me too. I saw video of his young son playing golf with him, just as his Dad did with Tiger...

I can't stop thinking about that right now. May he be ok...

[occupant]

26. They are all I can think about right now

I can't stop thinking about young Charlie, either. Its breaking my heart. I lost my Mother at 10 yrs old after being an invalid for years. Very difficult times ahead for the Woods family. I'm betting lil Charlie is on a private jet right now but he most likely won't be able to see his Dad with Covid restrictions...

[JoanofArgh]

7. They're reporting severe injuries to his legs. They've said nothing about spinal so I don't know

if this means broken, shattered bones or nerve damage.

[rsdsharp]

10. Yup. Dan Rather called it fuzz and wuss.

Cops and corpses.

[nolabear]

11. Good Lord, what a dreadful way to talk about a suffering man.

This is likely to derail his life, one way or another.

[MineralMan]

12. What an unnecessary post!

You should self-delete it, I think.

It's too ugly for words.

[JohnnyRingo]

14. Yeah, I thought of that

But that would seem I was just bowing to pressure. I feel bad that I offended, but I really believe that's the morbid way the news works. My words were not the most compassionate, but they explain why I believe we're seeing Tiger Woods wall to wall. If he was alright, we'd be watching something else.

I can add that I do hope he comes out alright, I don't dislike him, but it doesn't look good.

[judesedit]

18. It's also a distraction from the hearings

[MineralMan]

20. Well, you've pretty much defined yourself, I guess.

[Thtwudbeme]

32. Johnny Ringo did not "define himself" by one post

by any stretch of the imagination.

So, he wrote something that was in bad taste- big deal. I've been on DU longer than either of you, and I have seen many long term posters write something "in poor taste." God knows I have.

But, define him? No. Not at all.

[MineralMan]

33. Yeah, OK, thanks...

But, I post for myself.

[Pongo]

34. I think your post made good sense.

[MineralMan]

35. Thanks.

[JohnnyRingo]

36. Well I guess I've been judged then

Glad you could take time out of your day.

BTW... I'm a quiet fan of your writing style and seldom pass up an opportunity to rec.

[Arthur_Frain]

39. As they say.......

.....”you bang one goat”..........

[JohnnyRingo]

40. Time to lay low.

I'm not even going to use that joke about his habit of hooking his drives.

I swear, I can compose a carefully worded four paragraph essay on the state of an affair, and I'll score 2 recs and a comment before it sinks off the latest page. But I post this one piece of callous dithering and people tell their friends to come over and offer their helpful criticism, although I only got one less rec than usual.

[JohnnyRingo]

42. Hey MM, I've been waiting...

..at this post for you to show up and and pass judgement.
Not even one reply to admonish and define the insensitive?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=15152356

Unless you start demanding people delete, I assume it's personal between you and I.
I had no idea.

[MineralMan]

43. Look again. I posted in that thread, too.

[JohnnyRingo]

44. I see that now. I was wrong.

I feel better now. I thought I was the only one you took time from your day to advise. It turns out you offer your services indiscriminately. At least you're consistent.

As an aside, I wonder what happened between my post and the one yesterday. Mine was roundly panned with many calling me the absolute dregs of an open society, and I got zero recs. Twenty four hours later a different poster referring to Woods as an uncaring animal who deserved what he got goes straight to the greatest page with mostly positive comments. Now that I know there's a one day waiting period for flippancy in the face of tragedy, I'll be more woke.

[Demovictory9]

19. agreed. awful way to describe the situation

[samplegirl]

13. Guess

you’ve got your finger on the pulse of everything!

[JohnnyRingo]

15. I know how to dig a grave too.

I just have to be careful not to fall in it.

[Journeyman]

21. Ben Hogan's legs were crushed in a collision with a bus 72 years ago this month . . .

His injuries were so extensive he was not expected to live, and if he did doctors feared he would never walk again.

He was back on the tour the next year. He went on to win six Majors after the accident.

[USALiberal]

22. If really sorry self delete!

[MineralMan]

23. +100

[BannonsLiver]

24. They give the people what they want.

[Pongo]

25. Toast or a pop tart?

Not really sure what to make of a comment like that.

[Klaralven]

27. In the 6 decades 1959-2018 there were 2,587,946 motor vehicle fatalities in the US.

That is 118 / day over that period of time.

"One death is a tragedy, a million deaths a statistic."

The current rate is only about 90 / day, even though miles driven daily is much greater, due to improvements in cars and roads. Improvement in humans? I doubt it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year

[ProfessorGAC]

28. The Cops Reported...

...he was conscious & alert even before EMTs arrived.
Doesn't sound like "toast".

[Klaralven]

30. Tiger Woods is undergoing surgery for non life-threatening injuries including a compound fracture an

Tiger Woods is undergoing surgery for non life-threatening injuries including a compound fracture and shattered ankle after crashing his car while on his way to L.A. golf course at 7am to film for GolfTV

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9292221/Tiger-Woods-hospital-rolling-car-L-road.html

Rachel Uchitel, Woods' former mistress who was the first to go public with allegations of infidelity in 2009, told The New York Post she was 'shaken up' by the crash.

...

'He’s an athlete and his legs are essential to his sport and to him being who he is and he’s already had trouble with his body up until this point...

[ZonkerHarris]

31. thread trashed

[MustLoveBeagles]

37. Thanks for the edit

The initial post came off as insensitive and I can see why it irritated people. That said, your not wrong about how the news media covers stories like this.