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True. Most people who stock pile weapons do not go on shooting sprees unless ... something snaps. Then with all those guns at hand what do they usually turn to?
Originally posted by CudiTheKid
Millions of people stockpile weapons, millions of people believe collapse is imminent, those millions of people don't go on shooting rampages. We don't know why Adam did what he did, blaming it on conspiracies is nothing but a guess on your part.
Originally posted by new_here
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It's a shame it has gotten to this point where news agencies feel compeled to say SOMETHING even if it's wrong! What happened to the concept of a Press Conference? This news frenzy is being allowed to fester unchecked. Real people are suffering enough with the loss of their loved ones, without being exposed to this media circus of questionable reporting around the clock.
Why has no one in authority stepped in to quell this madness by setting the record straight on just what is known to be fact, and what is yet to be determined?edit on 12/16/2012 by new_here because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by pacifier2012
It's not the media begin truthful, it;s the media reporting too fast on facts that are really only rumors reported as facts because they need a quick story..... that we all read !!!!
It's us that encourage the media by reading news, watching TV. We feed them!
Originally posted by lpowell0627
It has nothing to do with being truthful, their goal is not to lie. The goal is to have the information FIRST. And we as a society made that the goal ourselves.
The name of the game today is to be first. We as a society have put speed above accuracy. Think back to the elections in 2008 and the hubbub that surrounded news stations incorrectly calling the election. What was the penalty for that again? Exactly my point....none.
We tolerate inaccuracies -- often we get an "oops, sorry" after the fact -- and never even worry about fact as long as they are telling us something when we want to be told something.
Originally posted by Dukesy
reply to post by Feltrick
I'll tell you what - I am sixty six years old and I cannot remember such crap coming out of our media my whole life. This isn't just be accident - there is something to the misinformation theory that exist in the open. News people just couldn't be that stupid - period - they are doing something that needs to stopped now. There is no shame from them at all and making public correction is almost heard of. Ever since 9/11 this has been a three ring circus.
The G.E theory is really way out there, but I have seen and heard things come to pass that I thought were make believe only to find out it was true. Our government is not to be trusted any more - our governments obvious goal is to make all of us dependent on them for everything - I have seen this grow out of control in my life time - ask any senior that his or her s*%t together and has paid attention.
Benghazi is now forgotten and now Sandy Hook School will rule the day for the media.
Originally posted by pretty_vacant
Originally posted by lpowell0627
It has nothing to do with being truthful, their goal is not to lie. The goal is to have the information FIRST. And we as a society made that the goal ourselves.
The name of the game today is to be first. We as a society have put speed above accuracy. Think back to the elections in 2008 and the hubbub that surrounded news stations incorrectly calling the election. What was the penalty for that again? Exactly my point....none.
We tolerate inaccuracies -- often we get an "oops, sorry" after the fact -- and never even worry about fact as long as they are telling us something when we want to be told something.
Maybe the OP is somewhat correct, and I wouldn't say that their goal is not to lie at least some of the time, but lpowell0627 is right, it's imperative to have the information first. Journos need to find out what they can as soon as the event happens; there is huge competition within the media. There is a lot of pressure on reporters to gather whatever information they can, and sometimes when they can't access pieces of information, they will elaborate, sensationalise, or straight out fabricate things to give to their readers/audience, because yes, we do widely demand it. What matters is that they have a story and they have it before anyone else does. Additionally, in the chaos of an event such as this, getting straight facts from inside sources can essentially be quite difficult, which can result in genuine mistakes.
I'm not saying they're all innocent/ innocent all of the time, nor that they don't often put spins on stories (because they do) but this is how the industry operates.
Originally posted by anonymous21
I disagree.
The media only reports what they are being told, so I am leaning on the idea the disinformation is deliberate from the feds, cops, agencies, etc. who were there on the scene and had inside knowledge of what was going on.
Here is an example:
1. Investigators said the rifle was never used; it was in the car. The medical examiner said some children were shot by the rifle. This is an obvious attempt of disinformation. Who is right and who is wrong? Due to the huge amount of contradictions, I believe this is deliberate.
The question is why would they do this? What advantage would they gain by releasing so many false leads ..
I want to hear what others have to say about this before I post my hypothesis.