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Originally Posted by allinaugust  I think it really depends on where you live, how much you follow the news, etc. Both stories were on the news here an equal amount that I could see. I really think it is dependent upon what you want to see. I asked you earlier what exactly you were trying to say and I don't think you have answered it. Do you feel that the media is not covering the Soldier murder as much since it was "just a soldier"? I don't understand. You do know that our military members are murdered practically every day, right?
How about some outrage over the two journailists being imprisoned in Korea? They deserve some outrage, too. I'm not following your logic or understanding what exactly it is that you (or KTS) are trying to say here. Could you clarify it a little better? |
Sure, I can. There has been much more coverage about Dr. Tiller's murder, whose accomplishment in life is an abortion doctor. It's all over the news, it's still on the news, local and national, it's online on front pages. Today it's still about Tiller and who is replacing him. On The Cafe board, there have been numerous references about Tiller, whether the thread is about him or not, what a great man he was, how he was a wonderful person. Then there was coverage of his funeral on the news and online.
Then we have Pvt. William Andrew Long (did anyone even know his name before?). He was a young soldier who volunteered to serve our country to keep US safe from the very type of person who murdered him. He was scheduled to ship out on the day of his funeral. He didn't get the coverage that Dr. Tiller did. His funeral wasn't front page news. Even someone here on the boards said "the murder of the army recruiter by an angry Muslim is not too surprising." Why is it not surprising? Why doesn't it make us angry? It should. I haven't seen the condemnation and anger and blame game for this young soldier's life that was made for Dr. Tiller's murder. Why is that?
Are some murders more important than others?