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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 129452" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Dreamer, </p><p></p><p>I wrote a letter to the editor a couple years ago suggesting that the paper make a special edition on Wednesdays every week of JUST HAPPY NEWS - baby births, weddings, scouts doing good deeds - parents writing in about their kids doing nice things - blurbs - whatever but NO ugly horrid news - </p><p></p><p>And I got a letter back - that while my idea was interesting- it wasn't the sensationalism they needed to pay for the paper/ink/time to create such a thing. </p><p></p><p>So it just goes to show you tragedy sells - it's no more basic than that. And the sad part is - the more people see it, hear it , read about it - the more we become desensitized to it. The more we become desensitized to it - the more it's accepted in our society. </p><p></p><p>I would LOVE to see the news stop - for a month - and see if crime stats went down. I think it's become a huge nation of monkey see - monkey do - like with the shootings at schools - and other horrible crimes. </p><p></p><p>star</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 129452, member: 4964"] Dreamer, I wrote a letter to the editor a couple years ago suggesting that the paper make a special edition on Wednesdays every week of JUST HAPPY NEWS - baby births, weddings, scouts doing good deeds - parents writing in about their kids doing nice things - blurbs - whatever but NO ugly horrid news - And I got a letter back - that while my idea was interesting- it wasn't the sensationalism they needed to pay for the paper/ink/time to create such a thing. So it just goes to show you tragedy sells - it's no more basic than that. And the sad part is - the more people see it, hear it , read about it - the more we become desensitized to it. The more we become desensitized to it - the more it's accepted in our society. I would LOVE to see the news stop - for a month - and see if crime stats went down. I think it's become a huge nation of monkey see - monkey do - like with the shootings at schools - and other horrible crimes. star [/QUOTE]
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