tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post6267533790522710183..comments2023-06-26T04:02:54.651-04:00Comments on Telling the Truth Off of the Project Roof: Virginia Tech: Almost as Gully as IraqStart Snitchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905281888631459479noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post-6267208463421090032007-04-29T15:08:00.000-04:002007-04-29T15:08:00.000-04:00Chechnya had a school shooting too, and that was m...Chechnya had a school shooting too, and that was much worse than VATech. <BR/><BR/>But on that same day, in Bagdad, I do believe over 100 people were killed, and that was just in that one city! I know when its our country we have a tendancy to care about it more, but come on people! Have some empathy for shit thats going on in other parts of the world!<BR/>LLola Getshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058543308191117858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post-49333069691547196672007-04-18T09:24:00.000-04:002007-04-18T09:24:00.000-04:00Australia had a school shooting,http://en.wikipedi...Australia had a school shooting,<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monash_University_shooting<BR/><BR/>And of course Germany had one,<BR/><BR/>http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/04/26/germany.shooting/<BR/><BR/><BR/>Anon 3 - Thanks for explaining that news is a business...<BR/>I thought CBS, NBC and FOX were non-profits.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948968492418218659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post-64069751208242983892007-04-18T08:23:00.000-04:002007-04-18T08:23:00.000-04:00Why haven't I read about a school shooting in any ...Why haven't I read about a school shooting in any other country than USA? Don't they happen or is there a worldwide media conspiracy to hide them?Perttuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18074973171130952394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post-32402266861071698942007-04-17T20:52:00.000-04:002007-04-17T20:52:00.000-04:00Suggested reading for the befuddled blogger:http:/...Suggested reading for the befuddled blogger:<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/All-News-Thats-Fit-Sell/dp/0691116806Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post-67914139404343571732007-04-17T13:40:00.000-04:002007-04-17T13:40:00.000-04:00So many damn anonymous commenters.Even fake initia...So many damn anonymous commenters.<BR/>Even fake initials would be better than nothing.<BR/><BR/>Talking greasy after watching "24" or "The Shield" is so ignorant.<BR/><BR/>Where are all these bum rushers in all these instances or murder? <BR/>Crying in the closet? Watching the Sopranos?<BR/><BR/>That shit is not the norm, which is why I give 'nuff respect to the people on United 93 who bumrushed the terrorists.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I didn't take into consideration the value of sweet rich white American lives over poor Iraqis.<BR/><BR/>The Wall Street Journal has put me in my place.<BR/><BR/>On the other, anonymous 3 is dead wrong. The news is repackaged shit everyday.<BR/><BR/>Rape, fire, kidnapping, natural diaster, blah blah blah.<BR/><BR/>It's only when something truly shocking happens like this, does everyone have a permanent front page story.<BR/><BR/>It's pathetic that Americans are only into war when it's shown as a movie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948968492418218659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post-18691035338111456552007-04-17T12:41:00.000-04:002007-04-17T12:41:00.000-04:00Anonymous commenters are always cowards especially...Anonymous commenters are always cowards especially when dead people from wherever they were born become wormfood in a matter of hours.Dallas Pennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999650468564846392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post-71711769678156234662007-04-17T12:40:00.000-04:002007-04-17T12:40:00.000-04:00Do they have ratios for black vs. white and rich v...Do they have ratios for black vs. white and rich versus poor as well. I can recall witnessing and being near a lot of crazy things in my past. Of course even americans only matter if it appears they are tax payers.Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824458171389497321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post-87217650576002551222007-04-17T12:11:00.000-04:002007-04-17T12:11:00.000-04:00Anonymous, with all of his sarcasm, is correct. F...Anonymous, with all of his sarcasm, is correct. Few people in America care about dead Iraqis. Americans only care about Iraq at all because Americans are dying there. <BR/><BR/>Furthermore, this is newsworthy because it rarely happens. Ordinary things, such as the muder of hundreds of Iraqis per week, are NOT nearly as interesting and, thus, newsworthy.<BR/><BR/>News is a commodity. It is sold as such. Nobody would buy or financially endorse news were it full of daily reports of global norms which people view as having little relevance to their own lives. In fact, it would dull the import of more closely pressing events when they occur.<BR/><BR/>I understand this may be confusing to people who pretend that they place equal value on human lives ("I WOULD SHOOT MY INFANT BROTHER TODAY IF IT COULD SAVE FIVE CHILDREN IN DARFURRRR!"), but it makes pretty good sense to most.<BR/><BR/>From what I can tell, your point is moot (and a little obvious).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post-80782394577628809672007-04-17T07:47:00.000-04:002007-04-17T07:47:00.000-04:00Actually, no; you're wrong. See -- you were under...Actually, no; you're wrong. See -- you were under the mistaken assumption that all human life is intrinsically equal. According to this morning's global human equivalency rates, direct from the Wall Street Journal:<BR/><BR/>1 American = 22.3741 Iraqis<BR/><BR/>So, if we're in a discussion involving comparisons between the two, there were, in fact, 738.3453 people slain in yesterday's shootings, substantially more than the number of Iraqis killed in Baghdad on the same day. It's not even close, really. It's okay though; I forgive you.<BR/><BR/>For some context, compare with another rate given:<BR/><BR/>1 American > [(lim x→∞) (x)] Sudanese<BR/><BR/>Of course, I would be remiss if I didn't note that the singular value given to 1 American in the equivalencies tables is not to be applied to each individual American, but instead reflects a composite average. There are, of course, many divisions of value within.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post-27433837578296796522007-04-16T23:38:00.000-04:002007-04-16T23:38:00.000-04:00"Rushed the shooter?!" Ok, the people who said th..."Rushed the shooter?!" Ok, the people who said that need to repeat after me:<BR/><BR/>1. You are not Jack Bauer.<BR/>2. You are not Vick Mackey.<BR/>3. You sure as f**k ain't Superman.<BR/><BR/>It's easy for them to have hero fantasies, but when you're staring down the barrel of a gun the world suddenly looks different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17311667.post-22765617028236505162007-04-16T22:53:00.000-04:002007-04-16T22:53:00.000-04:00I moderate a NBA message board and some of the whi...I moderate a NBA message board and some of the white people commented that they wondered why nobody "rushed the shooter."<BR/><BR/>I dont need to go into how stupid that assertion is but I had to check them.<BR/><BR/>John McClain wasnt coming to save the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com