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rainbow4321

(9,974 posts)
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 02:55 PM Jan 2014

People smiling/waving at the mall news conference behind speaker [View all]

Good Lord. Is this how insensitive we've become to shootings? Just watched the presser and as speakers were giving out information at a scene where there are dead and injured....one guy waving for attention, another on his cell phone on his cell phone smiling and making happy faces as if he is showing off to whoever is on the phone who is probably watching the presser....and prior to that a store manager interviewed via phone who starts off her interview with a pitch for her store before the anchor had to interrupt her and direct her to a conversation about the shooting and NOT an ad for her store.

What a bunch off insensitive idiots...

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Major problem that there's news coverage of this stuff, elleng Jan 2014 #1
You keep putting that line forward, and it never is convincing. Paladin Jan 2014 #3
Its only rational, reasonable to understand enticement of attention elleng Jan 2014 #4
Google do not give shooters attention Mojorabbit Jan 2014 #8
So the reporters on this mall shooting should be doing something else? Paladin Jan 2014 #9
If you read any of the articles Mojorabbit Jan 2014 #12
I recommend the last section of this program about TV muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #17
Exactly. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #20
Thanks elleng Jan 2014 #15
NRA LOVES these shootings! It means another explosion of gun sales. Cuz Obama... ErikJ Jan 2014 #11
Unfortunately, I have to agree with you. It's sick that the NRA and the gun industry will benefit AlinPA Jan 2014 #22
Good news for those of you advocating a news blackout on this. Paladin Jan 2014 #13
Yep. This right there shows you why the "Don't cover them" argument kcr Jan 2014 #18
They could have waited 5 minutes for somebody to come along and blame Obama jsr Jan 2014 #2
That's entertainment. Iggo Jan 2014 #5
Glad to know ... GeorgeGist Jan 2014 #6
the new american dream is to appear on a television show, whether it embarrasses you or not. spanone Jan 2014 #7
Seriously, what do Americans do that inevitably doesn't become a spectacle? 1000words Jan 2014 #10
People react in very unique, unusual and unexpected ways when faced with a shock cbayer Jan 2014 #14
Remember when the epidemic covered by the media was "going postal"? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #16
Welcome to America. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #19
This country is full of selfish children. W.J. McCabe Jan 2014 #21
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