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Sympthsical

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14. It was kind of my thinking there

Wed Apr 13, 2022, 04:00 PM

Apr 2022

I have no idea what's being played on cable news 24/7 . . . because I'm not glued to cable news 24/7. Why would someone do that . . .

It isn't even being discussed very much here.The Will Smith slap got a lot more play. I was looking at GD this morning, and the front page had one post on the shooting with 2 replies. Little bit of an uptick with the arrest. Still no real mega threads about it. No narrative in it if it wasn't a white Trumpist. Can't really play the What This All Means and How This Is Proof of My Beliefs. Where is the National Conversation, people?!

Cable news, well, of course they're on it. Plus NYC, where most of our national media are located. Of course they're wall to wall. If someone sneezes in NYC we hear about it. They're insular like that.

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Ok, I get it. The subway shooting was horrible [View all] maxrandb Apr 2022 OP

It being in NYC is at least part of the reason Tomconroy Apr 2022 #1

+1 Celerity Apr 2022 #12

totally NJCher Apr 2022 #15

I hate "me too" posts, but "me too." mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 #23

The media has way too much time and too many who want to say the same thing as the one before. Srkdqltr Apr 2022 #2

How dare News get reported on! AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2022 #3

It was kind of my thinking there Sympthsical Apr 2022 #14

Thank you. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #30

Totally agree Raine Apr 2022 #4

The media focus H2O Man Apr 2022 #5

Good points! ShazzieB Apr 2022 #32

Right. H2O Man Apr 2022 #41

Exactly Meowmee Apr 2022 #50

THIS malaise Apr 2022 #51

Media sucks. Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #6

it's partly b/c it is NYC and partly b/c it involves transportation/commuting infrastructure fishwax Apr 2022 #7

+1. Well said. Scrivener7 Apr 2022 #11

Exactly! ShazzieB Apr 2022 #33

I quit television news and opinion a few days after 9/11 and haven't watched it since. hunter Apr 2022 #8

I'm with you there bif Apr 2022 #21

I believe the shooters in Sacramento were black too. So no on that supposition. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #9

It's because it's New York. Happens over and over again. (nt) Paladin Apr 2022 #10

Exactly. milestogo Apr 2022 #19

NYC is the center of the news universe. maxsolomon Apr 2022 #13

Yep. They spent the whole day broadcasting... dchill Apr 2022 #16

It still hasn't gotten as much air time Mr.Bill Apr 2022 #17

Or "the slap"! BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #31

It got more attention because at first the smoke bomb was reported as an explosive ripcord Apr 2022 #18

I think it is also because there were detonations Danmel Apr 2022 #20

I really think grass isn't green enough. It should be greener. For my benefit. (Nt) FreepFryer Apr 2022 #22

I am about to get snarky here and may get slapped by the mods. MOMFUDSKI Apr 2022 #24

No, they don't. ShazzieB Apr 2022 #42

Proud NYC'r who loves some other cities... electric_blue68 Apr 2022 #49

Well NY is a Rebl2 Apr 2022 #25

I was petrified! My son takes that subway to work every day. CTyankee Apr 2022 #26

It's to appease the white nationalists out there Catherine Vincent Apr 2022 #27

Wait, what? News about a shooting in a subway car is to appease white nationalists? BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #34

The criminals in ForgedCrank Apr 2022 #28

Mayor Adams is not afraid to say guns are the problem tirebiter Apr 2022 #29

Well, the turd that shot up the subway car bought his handgun legally. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #35

How about... brooklynite Apr 2022 #36

Posts here remind me of this New Yorker cover: spooky3 Apr 2022 #37

I like to call it geocentrism NJCher Apr 2022 #43

I had calls from as far away as Holland asking if I was okay... brooklynite Apr 2022 #44

Because a lot of us ride transit and it's relevant to us. LisaM Apr 2022 #38

It was a different and more exciting type of shooting that allowed the media to hype it more. jalan48 Apr 2022 #39

Like when the Ukraine War started, all other global conflicts ended? WarGamer Apr 2022 #40

I think it's a good thing. DashOneBravo Apr 2022 #45

Mental illness is rampant. nt live love laugh Apr 2022 #46

The MO initially looked like a terrorist-type of attack. LudwigPastorius Apr 2022 #47

The shooting suspects in Sacramento were also Black JI7 Apr 2022 #48

I didn't watch much news the past two days or so and felt sick Meowmee Apr 2022 #52