BREAKING NEWS -- Elizabeth Smart found ALIVE!
Wednesday, March 12, 2003 by goodmorphing | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
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yrag2
Reply #22 Wednesday, March 12, 2003 9:55 PM
Reply #22 Wednesday, March 12, 2003 9:55 PM
they beat the hell out of people for a 'STORY' and when they get done trashing them up they go in and wash their hands...it's much more then just sad >
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Angel_Wings
Reply #23 Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:02 PM
Reply #23 Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:02 PM
The media is always blood-thirsty...'get a story' at any cost. Sickening. I'm sure this kid has been through hell and back...and she SHOULD be left alone and allowed her anonymity...she didn't ask for this.
yrag2
Reply #24 Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:07 PM
Reply #24 Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:07 PM
you know I've never been one to say 'life use to be better then this' cause there's always been problems and we shouldn't have selective memories, but things of late do seem just a little left of center 
Aqua.
Reply #25 Thursday, March 13, 2003 9:54 PM
Reply #25 Thursday, March 13, 2003 9:54 PM
It's great that she's back, but why the hell did it make national news?
One young girl was kidnapped and later found, so what? I hate to sound callous, but this is more of a local and maybe state story, not national stuff.
One young girl was kidnapped and later found, so what? I hate to sound callous, but this is more of a local and maybe state story, not national stuff.
goodmorphing
Reply #26 Thursday, March 13, 2003 10:07 PM Part of the problem is that it has been local stuff. So locally, children go missing. They remain missing because their plight has not been widly enough recognized. The entire Amber alert system works because stories like this become national stuff. And once people get involved, caring that someone is missing, it seems only fair to share the good news when there is a happy ending. There is little enough of that these days.
Reply #26 Thursday, March 13, 2003 10:07 PM
Part of the problem is that it has been local stuff. So locally, children go missing. They remain missing because their plight has not been widly enough recognized. The entire Amber alert system works because stories like this become national stuff. And once people get involved, caring that someone is missing, it seems only fair to share the good news when there is a happy ending. There is little enough of that these days.
Aqua.
Reply #27 Friday, March 14, 2003 12:42 AM
Reply #27 Friday, March 14, 2003 12:42 AM
Ok gm, good point there.
No real problem with it except for slightly annoying people like myself who are 'hard news' snobs
No real problem with it except for slightly annoying people like myself who are 'hard news' snobs
Tech Cat
Reply #28 Friday, March 14, 2003 12:53 AM
Reply #28 Friday, March 14, 2003 12:53 AM
It's really good news that Elizabeth Smart is back with her family, however, I question the parents' judgement in allowing complete strangers off the street to come into their home and do work. It just doesn't seem like a very safe thing to do. This does not excuse the abductor, I just think that this situation could have been avoided if the Smarts had practiced good judgement in who they allow to come into their home.
kona0197
Reply #29 Friday, March 14, 2003 12:57 AM
Reply #29 Friday, March 14, 2003 12:57 AM
you know what is stupid about this thread? I knew this news yesterday at 12 noon. It is not breaking news, but good for her. Glad it turned out alright.
kona0197
Reply #30 Friday, March 14, 2003 12:58 AM
Reply #30 Friday, March 14, 2003 12:58 AM
And what about miranda gadis and ashley pond? no one posted a thread about them and they turned up dead.
goodmorphing
Reply #31 Friday, March 14, 2003 1:35 AM
Reply #31 Friday, March 14, 2003 1:35 AM
Hey, Kona, yesterday when I wrote this title it WAS breaking news. I am not bright enough to know how to change the title after all this time. Maybe you know that trick?
Let it slide down the page into oblivion, as it should. But don't call a thread stupid because it is still around a full 24 hours later.
sheesh....
Let it slide down the page into oblivion, as it should. But don't call a thread stupid because it is still around a full 24 hours later.
sheesh....
kona0197
Reply #32 Friday, March 14, 2003 1:37 AM
Reply #32 Friday, March 14, 2003 1:37 AM
You posted the thread at 5 PM. We knew at 12 PM. Oh well. This thread is not stupid, thats not what I meant.
goodmorphing
Reply #33 Friday, March 14, 2003 1:39 AM
Reply #33 Friday, March 14, 2003 1:39 AM
The times never line up locally, I posted it as the first report came on, as it was breaking.
let the thread die already, or maybe someone can delete it?
let the thread die already, or maybe someone can delete it?
kona0197
Reply #34 Friday, March 14, 2003 1:41 AM
Reply #34 Friday, March 14, 2003 1:41 AM
I didn't mean to piss you off. I'm happy for Elizabeth. About time something turned out OK. Peace Man! 
LazyDawg
Reply #36 Friday, March 14, 2003 2:52 AM
Reply #36 Friday, March 14, 2003 2:52 AM
Exactly, IPlural; I didn't realise there was a time-span for when breaking news stops being "breaking news" and turns into just "news". Also kona, remember when its midday for you, it isn't for some of us.
kona0197
Reply #37 Friday, March 14, 2003 3:37 AM
Reply #37 Friday, March 14, 2003 3:37 AM
Everyone tells me to grow up? I think everyone has acted like a kid here in one thread or another. For instance I got in a real firce argument with Jafo the other day.
IPlural
Reply #38 Friday, March 14, 2003 3:48 AM
Reply #38 Friday, March 14, 2003 3:48 AM
kona, it isn't really what you said it is how you presented it. Choice of words depicts the goals of the speaker, that or their lack of care for others feelings of validity in their personally help opinions...
WHen I said grow up, I ment it with exactly that in mind. Hell I have parts of me that need to grow up, they blurt things out and then are at a loss for why people get upset with them, including myself...
anyway...
WHen I said grow up, I ment it with exactly that in mind. Hell I have parts of me that need to grow up, they blurt things out and then are at a loss for why people get upset with them, including myself...
anyway...
kona0197
Reply #39 Friday, March 14, 2003 3:52 AM
Reply #39 Friday, March 14, 2003 3:52 AM
Fine. I Apoligize to everyone here for my chilish behavior.
KarmaGirl
Reply #40 Friday, March 14, 2003 9:05 AM
Reply #40 Friday, March 14, 2003 9:05 AM
Why is it national news?
To give parents of missing children hope.
To actually have a *positive* story come out for a change.
I don't listen to the news. It seems that everything is based on the negatives of the world, and never the positives. The world depresses me too much to pay close attention to the news. I rather spend the time with my family enjoying life.
I think it's great that she was found. And, I'm glad we heard about it. People have told be that they are already starting to make a sensationalized media hype over "what really happened" about it. Just sick. Just the reason I don't pay attention to the news. Also the reason I hardly ever watch TV (except for cartoons, 'that 70's Show' and 'Scrubs' )
To give parents of missing children hope.
To actually have a *positive* story come out for a change.
I don't listen to the news. It seems that everything is based on the negatives of the world, and never the positives. The world depresses me too much to pay close attention to the news. I rather spend the time with my family enjoying life.
I think it's great that she was found. And, I'm glad we heard about it. People have told be that they are already starting to make a sensationalized media hype over "what really happened" about it. Just sick. Just the reason I don't pay attention to the news. Also the reason I hardly ever watch TV (except for cartoons, 'that 70's Show' and 'Scrubs'
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Reply #21 Wednesday, March 12, 2003 9:50 PM
my wife just fired off a few emails to msnbc and to cnn about what banfield reported on msnbc...
that was nothing more than he said she said and then she tried to duck out like this news paper reported this rumor as if it was them, well as soon as she reported it, it became msnbc's problem for spreading emotionally harmful tripe, banfield specifically..