Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric Welch wrote: > It's not just a lack of parental concern and > guidance that is needed, but quality of that > guidance that counts. Agreed. > >That, and the fact that the media want you to believe that > >violence is increasing by leaps and bounds, when, in fact, it > >is not (it's just getting more exposure and sensationalized). > > Baloney. The media doesn't want you to believe any such thing. Yet the impression most people have is that violence today is much worse than, say, 20 years ago. > The NEWS media has to figure out how to overcome this > distortion field [...] we are getting more accurate > numbers out these days. And surprise! Some numbers are > going down! Violent crime is going down in many places. > And my employers have been reporting that for years. I'm glad to hear that. Sorry to have painted "the media" with such a broad brush. - -Dave