After the horrific events that unfolded the other day at Virginia Tech, the media has done what it does best --- milk the situation for everything its worth. And, Oprah surprisingly joined the bandwagon.
Now, I agree that the public needs to know the pertinent information about what occurred. But, I do not need to see hours upon hours of the same videos, pictures, and interviews. What does that do for the public, really? It inevitably will cause the people who were there to relive it, and that doesn't help. And, it causes those who have experienced it from afar to vicariously relive it. That's not closure ... that's retraumatization.
News should be exactly what it is called ... new. So please stop showing me the same shit over and over again. Thank you.
My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by this senseless act of violence.
On another note, all day today the issue of motive has been discussed. Why did he do it? I'll tell you why ... BECAUSE HE WAS CRAZY! Plan and simple.
We don't need to dress "crazy" up. "Crazy" is fine by itself. "Crazy" is an entree that doesn't require a sidedish.
There, I saved CNN a few hours.
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