jackson5mom
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Nvice- I was just talking about this with my mom today. I think that we, as a society, are probably equally at risk, or even less so, then were people living 100+ years ago. Also, we in the USA have much less to worry about than most of the rest of the world. Just the fact that we have access to networks talking about BP is one example of our advantage in the US. We do not have to worry daily about finding enough food to eat, whether the soldiers occupying our cities will rape our children, or that we will be killed for expressing our religious beliefs. We do not live in cities where the average head of household age is less than 10 years of age due to AIDS. I also think that the media continues to sensationalize bad behavior because it sells. How much coverage did Angelina Jolie get when she got her pilots license and purchased a plane to fly food into areas of Africa hardest hit by famine? How many Americans know this? Now, how many Americans know about Brittany Spears antics, or Pamela Anderson's boob size? Add to this that more people die each year from tobacco than from shootings, and we really are worrying about the wrong things. The media is playing on "The Big Bad Wolf" factor with the school shootings. Please do not misinterpret me, they are tragic and sad and frightening and dreadful. My point is, though, that they are very, very rare. We are generally safe at our schools, and the terrible exceptions to this are still exceptions. I know this does not minimize the loss that communities and families feel in the wake of such events. The numbers lost, however, are miniscule compared to tobacco, DUI, and obesity related deaths. |
