edaniel

So, it turns out that the baby who survived the building collapse on Broadway a few days ago is the child of my roomate's sister's friend. New York is indeed a small town. Apparently, the TV stations have been hounding the family constantly ever since the collapse. While the ambulances were bringing the victims to hospital, one of the TV stations somehow managed to find the baby's mother's father down in maryland. they called him out of the blue in the early afternoon and asked him how he felt about his granddaughter almost dying - he had no idea what had happened. It's a miracle the poor man didn't have a heart attack then and there. Then, when the baby and nanny were released from the hospital, the hospital security had to sneak them out some remote exit because every TV and newspaper reporter in the city was blockading the front. They have surrounded the family's home upstate, and are picketing outside the family's apartment. In order to appease the reporters, the family agreed to a photo shoot in front of the house. Instead of quietly taking pictures and taking off, the reporters started screaming at the father and mother (with 7-month old babe in arms) to answer questions, why weren't they talking, what was their problem, how is the baby's psychological state, etc. What the fuck is wrong with these people? Why isn't it legal for private citizens to physically beat reporters senseless for lewd behaviour? How is that reporters can stalk anyone they want for a story and claim Bill of Rights exemption, when anyone else would be locked up and beaten by cops. Fucking media. American society permits such drivel to "inform" and "enlighten" the masses - isn't it really a case of the blind leading the blind down a dark, smelly alley, through steaming piles of horseshit and pigswill, leading civilization in a relentless backslide towards complete and utter mediocrity?