VoyForums
[ Show ]
Support VoyForums
[ Shrink ]
VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

Friday, May 01, 2026, -------11:01--pm [ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, [8], 9, 10 ]


[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: - 6:26--pm, ------ 07/23/06 Sun
Author: Heretic
Subject: How many I.Q. tests do you have to fail to become a reporter?
In reply to: Pud 's message, "Indiana highway's getting dangerous." on - 1:25--pm, ------ 07/23/06 Sun

  We had the same thing happen in Columbus a couple of years ago. Some mentally deranged yahoo with a 9mm handgun (not exactly the weapon of choice for a ‘sniper’) was taking pot shots at cars from freeway overpasses. The press – naturally – insisted on referring to him as a ‘sniper’. Why is that exactly? If a guy stabs someone with a knife in a barroom brawl, he’s not referred to as a ‘surgeon’. If a punk pulls you out of your car and drives away, he’s not referred to as a ‘valet’. A crack dealer isn’t a ‘pharmaceutical salesman’, nor a homeless wino an ‘outdoorsman’. But every crackpot with a firearm is a ‘sniper’. Makes you wonder.

  It isn’t simply gunman though. Here around six years ago or so, the brother-in-law of a good friend of mine went on a killing spree, murdering three teenage girls and his Bible study teacher, and wounding several other people over the course of a week. The local media referred to him on several occasions as a ‘martial arts expert’. What’s it take to become a ‘martial arts expert’ in the eyes of the media these days? Try a Yellow Belt in TaeKwon Do. I guess that would make me a veritable Master Po or something.


[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]



Replies:





Post a message:
This forum requires an account to post.
[ Create Account ]
[ Login ]
[ Contact Forum Admin ]



Forum timezone: GMT-5
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.