i'm a hypocrite for mentioning this

[benyoung]

so everyone is elated as scott petersen is found guilty. it's a story to which i've paid as little attention as possible, and it seems to enveloped us so that here i'm am writing about it. i'm disturbed. not so much as i was, say, on the morning of the 3rd while i dreamt that kerry lost the election and the smirking chimp is still directing our

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interesting

[x_london_girl_x]

i was watching on television the verdict on court tv, 1:00 when it came out. the big fuss over it: the AM debates, continuous coverage of it, only made me interested more to see what the verdict would be. but, you know, i couldn't help comparing the people waiting outside the courtroom, cheering to the people at the gallows in medieval times, too. i remember feeling relatively the same thing, that how could all those people be cheering for that? to me, its a serious and disappointing situation in general.
as far as more coverage being given to the attractive white female being murdered, well, that's just the press. its like.. what will the people buy on the rack? theyll buy whatever looks appealing to the eye/ear. so, the point of "coverage on a murder story" has nothing to do with justice. has nothing to do with morals. nothing to do with solving the crime. it has only to do with the people that are going to buy the story. and we all know this. but, its just like buying a magazine and i was having this discussion with my friend the other day. we buy a fashion mag for all the gorgeous glamorous godesses(sort of).. we wouldn't be interested if their were normal people in it so much. there is a demand for stuff, doesn't ever mean it is morally good to demand it. its actually quite fucked up. but, maybe the conclusion to it all is that maybe we should start focusing on more important stuff.. like justice. rather than satisfying our desires with selfish tendencies. because, well, isn't that what its stemming from? our selfishness for the desire of something interesting rather than something justified? i cant say exactly, but it seems like everyone has their priorities messed up and thats just about a normalcy.
i feel as though i should do something about it. its like watching someone commit a crime, right? but, all you're doing is watching it happen. and analyzing. but, what to do? read different magazines.. read different news networks.. only give attention to where its due and point out to others what they are actually doing when they're cheering for something as a guilty verdict. not everyone cares. sadly.
but, anyway, what do i know? i selfishly read all those articles and mags. maybe i should make a statement. maybe u dont understand the comparison that i am trying to make between the mag and the article.
so, what (not you, the majority of) people demand, newswise, is not always justified. but, it sells and people want it. the majority dont analyze. they hardly think, they just act.

Re: hardly think, just act

[benyoung]

yeah, that's how i feel about the world too. and that disturbs me probably more than anything else.

as for the press selling what sells, yes, of course.

but do you honestly think the average murder trial gets nearly the judicial resources that this case got? it's not just the media.

judicial resources

[x_london_girl_x]

i would like to think so. but, perhaps not. ok, probably not. but, life is not fair in any respects even though we try to make it..somewhat, right?

no, it isn't just the media. we all have something to do with it.

Re: judicial resources

[benyoung]

naw, life's not fair, and it won't be for the forseeable future. you see it all the time when you walk down the streets of pretty much anywhere. and its important to remmember that one remmember that when one is posed with difficulties

but when it comes to anyone else, it's just a cop out, if that. some things indeed can't be helped. and some people will always have advantages. but so many inequalities are directly caused by the action or disaction of other people. and in these cases, fairness is under our control.