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Originally Posted by peanut
The over the top media frenzy is getting somewhat cringe worthy now. And playing right into the terrorists hands.
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That as well as the social media frenzy. Now there will be #PrayForLondon #MuslimsAgainstExtremism type stuff along with all the various groups using it as proof of x, y and z.
With no disrespect to anyone that died in this incident and their friends and family, but the that dustbin lorry driver who just collapsed at the wheel in Glasgow a year or two ago, run down and killed more guys than the mentally unstable guy from yesterdays. Obviously there is a difference between intentional and unintentional but the news coverage difference worlds apart. It's as if the end of the world is nigh going by current coverage.
That is ignoring the other mass killings that happen daily across the world, some even at the hands of our bombs. It makes sense we are more sensitive to stuff on our own doorstep but making the news dominated by it and having every tom dick and harry on tv condemning it and commenting on it makes the event seem bigger than it is. Especially in the eyes of those who might celebrate such an incident...
Some perspective is needed sometimes.