Submitted by lumi - December 7, 2007 at 10:26 am -0500
You have got to be kidding.
Showing that video absolutely was the wrong decision. How could anyone NOT realize that in validating Cho's explicit desire for posthumous publicity for his act, NBC basically said to all the potential shooters out there "if you're really willing to throw your life away in this manner as long as people know about it, we will provide the vehicle for it"?
It was utterly thoughtless and irresponsible. It's not even like they couldn't talk about it without showing the video; this was NOTHING but a ratings grab. Which I realize is the purpose of the television network, but fucking hell, guys, have some sense of social responsibility.
And then for Brokaw to have the GALL to say that "blogs and video games" are MORE harmful?! That doesn't even make sense! This isn't even "dating" himself, it's showing signs of severe senility or complete, utter, wanton disregard for any kind of personal responsibility in the name of covering his own (and NBC's) ass. Disgusting.
Posted 08/27/08 at 04:05pm SimonBob: HB: I actually voted for the old Green party, back before the treehuggers took over from the small-c conservatives.
Posted 08/27/08 at 02:57pm ZippyDSMlee: So bascily the 2 aprty setup is soemthign that has not evolved any....
Posted 08/27/08 at 02:04pm Dark Sovereign: @Joel: Their entitled to their bull like the rest of us are.
Posted 08/27/08 at 02:02pm HarmlessBunny: Awww Jack is calling the Florida Bar: "The Florida Gay Bar". How mature! :D
Posted 08/27/08 at 01:54pm JoelWhy: Wow, I am so tired of these Hillary-worshippers who can't get over the fact that she lost. Dems keep finding new ways to lose.'
Posted 08/27/08 at 01:41pm Dark Sovereign: @Harmlessbunny: We in America have something like forty of those parties. We have 5 parties that actually produce prez candies
Posted 08/27/08 at 12:53pm sortableturnip: JT needs help from the ACLU here: http://jaablog.jaablaw.com/2008/08/27/the-name-game.aspx
Posted 08/27/08 at 12:51pm GryphonOsiris: However this is limited to five years.
Posted 08/27/08 at 12:50pm GryphonOsiris: @Chuma, actually, sarin kept in a binary form for things like self mixing shells can extend the life of the chemical.
Posted 08/27/08 at 12:45pm DarkTetsuya: @questionmark1987 I'm guessing they're waiting till his licensectomy this September... should be fun to watch ^^;
Posted 08/27/08 at 12:35pm questionmark1987: SO at what point can webmasters start filing suit against Thompson for harrassment?
Posted 08/27/08 at 12:23pm HarmlessBunny: OH OH OH http://jaablog.jaablaw.com/2008/08/26/whos-backing-who.aspx?pg=2&view=linear#Comment Jack gets priceless in here!
Posted 08/27/08 at 12:18pm HarmlessBunny: For EZK: http://jaablog.jaablaw.com/2008/08/26/whos-backing-who.aspx#comment-1316308
Posted 08/27/08 at 12:10pm E. Zachary Knight: link please
Posted 08/27/08 at 12:03pm sortableturnip: JT is threatening the webmaster at JAABlog, saying he changed a word in his post so that it was mispelled HA HA HA!
Posted 08/27/08 at 11:35am HarmlessBunny: Well we in Canada to have the joke parties, like Bloc Quebecois and NDP (New Democrat Party) OH and the new "Green Party" :)
Posted 08/27/08 at 11:07am Talouin: @Azhrarn: It's the same in Canada. Only two parties to form a federal gov't are Liberals and Conservatives.
Posted 08/27/08 at 10:42am Zevorick: Yeah, but you can find a lot of things in Texas that don't count. I should know, i've lived here all my life.
Posted 08/27/08 at 09:04am sqlrob: wehrgeist - there have been more WMDs found in Tyler , Texas than Iraq
Posted 08/27/08 at 08:16am Azhrarn: So they have been effectively 2-party for a century now. (not counting coalitions of all parties)
Showing that video absolutely was the wrong decision. How could anyone NOT realize that in validating Cho's explicit desire for posthumous publicity for his act, NBC basically said to all the potential shooters out there "if you're really willing to throw your life away in this manner as long as people know about it, we will provide the vehicle for it"?
It was utterly thoughtless and irresponsible. It's not even like they couldn't talk about it without showing the video; this was NOTHING but a ratings grab. Which I realize is the purpose of the television network, but fucking hell, guys, have some sense of social responsibility.
And then for Brokaw to have the GALL to say that "blogs and video games" are MORE harmful?! That doesn't even make sense! This isn't even "dating" himself, it's showing signs of severe senility or complete, utter, wanton disregard for any kind of personal responsibility in the name of covering his own (and NBC's) ass. Disgusting.