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[orion59007]

Cities are such big places -- the world is such a big place -- and yet we still get news reports like "Plantation man cuts off hand while mowing lawn." I'd understand if the report said, "Man contracts avian flu," or "Man successfully undergoes brain transplant," but really, it has no effect on the public, it's not someone's great achievement; what

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[xwonderwallx]

oh my god wah wah get over yourself. It s doing exactly what you don t want it to do. Getting your attention.

[orion59007]

No, what I don't want is for it and articles like it to exist in the first place. If you can tell me what value it has, then yes, I will get over myself. Because even for entertainment value it's not really that interesting; not like the time this guy shot 12 staples into his head and somehow managed to live. THAT is a miracle. Or the time the guy was mountain climbing and he got his arm stuck under a rock so he amputated it himself. Was the lawnmower story so special that it had to go on the "Breaking News" section of the Herald website, right next to the headline? No. It's just filling the front page with crap when I'm willing to bet there are more substantial things deserving mention.

[xwonderwallx]

(meeks got rocked)

[xwonderwallx]

thanks rick.

[xwonderwallx]

even though i really didn t. Reporting news is someone s job, and when there is nothing else to report that is airable or printable in the United States, cause obviously there is always somehting more pressing going on than lawnmowers SOME where in the world, things like THAT make it on air. This story is relatively neutral. I m just saying stop whining about it, it s not gonna change. Unless you stop posting about it in Livejournal and actually DO something about it.

Not only that, but the Herald is a localized paper.

BTW, the Herald has been deemed one of the worst papers in the country by many reputable sources. I wouldn t count on it as a reliable news source.

[orion59007]

And by staples I meant nails.