Not trying to make anyone feel bad, just pointing out the fact that 20 years ago this would have probably been in a couple of local papers as it should have been. Maybe made news in that town. But it would have stopped there.
NOW, the media hypes the hell out of this sorta thing and you along with most of America gets their heart strings plucked at (Nothing Wrong with that) by a the fuggin networks trying to make a buck. NOTHING MORE... It's gross, It's not news, it's just Drama, it's a way of capturing attention, keeping the readership or viewers tuned in.
Certainly there is nothing WRONG with caring, that's not my point. My point is that your emotions are being played with, your tenderness and compassion being USED. It's messed up, it's hype, it's drama, IT'S MARKETING!!!
So not to pick, not to hurt feelings, but just trying to get people to THINK ABOUT what is said and what is written, to really look behind the motivations, to understand that in a consumer driven society that you are being SOLD and MARKETED to 24/7 so what is being reported as "NEWS" isn't news at all, but mostly an attempt to capture and hold attention, and make lots and lots of money.