Strange Intersection

Griff · 10-16-2002, 09:46 AM

Two NY Times stories converged for me this morning. The first is an op ed by Mo Dowd about the 11 victims of the nut sniper. The second is the story of 11 apparent illegal aliens from Mexico who died in a sealed rail car. Both horrible stories effecting real people. The sniper wants to be a media event and is. The illegals wanted to slip in under the authorities radar and died in obscurity. It seems like we're a little over the top in our focus on the sniper story vs other events. I understand the Mexicans chose the dangerous route and the sniper victims we're just randomly targeted but I wonder about our sense of proportion.

10-16-2002, 09:46 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Strange Intersection Two NY Times stories converged for me this morning. The first is an op ed by Mo Dowd about the 11 victims of the nut sniper. The second is the story of 11 apparent illegal aliens from Mexico who died in a sealed rail car. Both horrible stories effecting real people. The sniper wants to be a media event and is. The illegals wanted to slip in under the authorities radar and died in obscurity. It seems like we're a little over the top in our focus on the sniper story vs other events. I understand the Mexicans chose the dangerous route and the sniper victims we're just randomly targeted but I wonder about our sense of proportion. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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