Almost every time I turn on the news, it is getting so sensationalized it makes me ill. Every story has to be pumped up to the max in order to sell news it seems.
I know some stories are important to be aware of, natural disasters, shootings, terrorist attacks and the like but the daily hum drum news is what I'm talking about. Although there are times they (news reporters) sensationalize these as well.
While we are on the subject of news, a while back 3 young men drove onto a remote farm one night and attempted to steal an ATV. The farmer was home with his family and when he confronted them, some sort of scuffle occurred. Being out-numbered, he shot one of the young men who happened to be an indigenous youth.
The farmer was acquitted (he did get charged with gun related offences) but the family of the lad who was shot (and killed) used the indigenous card and went to the UN quoting this was racially motivated and even a short movie has been made about it. If this lad was non-aboriginal, that would have been the last we heard about it. I guess sensationalism equates to money.
Many indigenous peoples do not visually appear to be so, I even have an aboriginal card and I don't look aboriginal (my grandmother on my mother's side is my link).
I know some stories are important to be aware of, natural disasters, shootings, terrorist attacks and the like but the daily hum drum news is what I'm talking about. Although there are times they (news reporters) sensationalize these as well.
While we are on the subject of news, a while back 3 young men drove onto a remote farm one night and attempted to steal an ATV. The farmer was home with his family and when he confronted them, some sort of scuffle occurred. Being out-numbered, he shot one of the young men who happened to be an indigenous youth.
The farmer was acquitted (he did get charged with gun related offences) but the family of the lad who was shot (and killed) used the indigenous card and went to the UN quoting this was racially motivated and even a short movie has been made about it. If this lad was non-aboriginal, that would have been the last we heard about it. I guess sensationalism equates to money.
Many indigenous peoples do not visually appear to be so, I even have an aboriginal card and I don't look aboriginal (my grandmother on my mother's side is my link).