Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The mayor highlighted the psychosis of jonesing (sp?) drug addicts on the streets of NOLA as contributing significantly to some of the more random violence. Adam Bridge wrote: >[snip] >And WHY was someone shooting at contractors trying to fix the >flooding? I gather they paid with their lives but still... I suspect >it was drugs at the heart of it - or a complete psychotic break. > >ab > >On 9/4/05, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > > >>Oddly enough, I would think that stories of heroism would make >>for good (popular) news coverage, photo journalism and the like. >> >>I wonder if stories of individual heroism might require a closeness >>to the action that scares off the journalists. Dunno. >> >>Yes, it is a shame. >> >>Scott >> >>Jeffery Smith wrote: >> >> >> >>>Isn't that a shame, that taking note of positive behavior is not >>>newsworthy >>>because, if it were, it would be such a rare event. Maybe we should >>>qualify >>>it as the 6pm negative news. Fox just broke into a positive segment to >>>report the downed helicopter, so they wouldn't get "scooped". >>> >>>I think I'll channel surf for SpongeBob Squarepants. >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org >>>[mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Eric >>>Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 6:45 PM >>>To: Leica Users Group >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Anne Rice >>> >>>Jeffery: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>But none of those guys were videotaped doing these things, and none of >>>>them were looking for recognition. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Thanks for posting that. Unfortunately, people being kind and considerate >>>doesn't draw as many viewers to the 6p news. And that, I suppose, is a >>>good >>>thing. Because if it did, it would mean being nice is extraordinary >>>behavior. >>> >>>-- >>>Eric >>>http://canid.com/ >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >