Fox News just aired a suicide live

long live the new flesh

  On 9/28/2012 at 11:02 PM, RandySicko said:

  On 9/28/2012 at 10:57 PM, Hoodie said:

I don't see what the big deal is. Death happens.

 

Desensitized much?

 

This is why I don't watch tv. Fucking death obsessed culture... this shit is mind altering.

death? it is all about the details with death. when, where, how etc etc. it is fundamentally, about life vs death in all respects, however, there is much more to death then that. the most basic examples being the taking of ones own life vs a death of 'natural' cause, or the taking of the life of another sentient being. (i personally do not believe dbnc exists, ever but that is somewhat of an entirely different discussion)

Should we be concerned about exposure to real violence on tv?

Was Fox simply not using a long enough delay on their live broadcast?

Should networks be discouraged from covering potentially dangerous live situations? If so, why?

Cos families

As bad as that was, I couldn't help but laugh when that "My name is Doug" commercial came on. It was such a jarring change of pace.

I don't understand how it's more of a big deal live. I guess they have more time to prepare. But yeah, news is shit.

Ok, next question. Is it a family's duty to shield itself from unwanted media, or does that responsibility fall on the networks?

What about situations that don't seem dangerous, but end up tragic? Is it OK to film those? See: Owen Hart at "Over the Edge" in 1999 (I caught that one live as a kid)

Thinking about these questions, I'm starting to think the answer lies in Hoodie's first post

Nonetheless, it's a very sad ending to that man's life, and Hoodie's second post did a good job describing the guilt trip that many will feel after having seen that. If anything, real violence seems to open up the emotional floodgates that stylized violence plays on, but ultimately only desensitizes. IMO

  On 9/29/2012 at 12:45 AM, luke viia said:

Nonetheless, it's a very sad ending to that man's life, and Hoodie's second post did a good job describing the guilt trip that many will feel after having seen that. If anything, real violence seems to open up the emotional floodgates that stylized violence plays on, but ultimately only desensitizes. IMO

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  On 9/28/2012 at 11:02 PM, RandySicko said:

  On 9/28/2012 at 10:57 PM, Hoodie said:

I don't see what the big deal is. Death happens.

 

Desensitized much?

 

This is why I don't watch tv. Fucking death obsessed culture... this shit is mind altering.

head in sand much?

i also find interesting the double standard of people posting in this thread. if there was a link to a news article involving someone dying in some odd way, at least half of the first page would be jokes. but put the visuals up on tv and HOOOOHHH NO THIS IS SERIOUS SHIT

  On 9/28/2012 at 10:57 PM, Hoodie said:

I don't see what the big deal is. Death happens.

yeah actually it was interesting rather than shoking

  On 9/29/2012 at 12:37 AM, luke viia said:

Should we be concerned about exposure to real violence on tv?

come now, do you mean to say that the world is not made from gumdrops and lollipops?

  On 9/29/2012 at 12:56 AM, tauboo said:

  On 9/28/2012 at 11:02 PM, RandySicko said:

  On 9/28/2012 at 10:57 PM, Hoodie said:

I don't see what the big deal is. Death happens.

 

Desensitized much?

 

This is why I don't watch tv. Fucking death obsessed culture... this shit is mind altering.

head in sand much?

Yeah, you can close your eyes to the world and tune it out like it doesn't exist but it's reality and happens every day.

It makes people curious because they are afraid. Everyone is.

  On 9/29/2012 at 1:06 AM, logakght said:

 

yeah actually it was interesting rather than shoking

vulcan 4 lyfe

  On 9/29/2012 at 1:06 AM, logakght said:

  On 9/28/2012 at 10:57 PM, Hoodie said:

I don't see what the big deal is. Death happens.

 

yeah actually it was interesting rather than shoking

edit: russia blah typed that whilst i was thinking about what i was saying and forgot to remove it

  On 9/29/2012 at 1:07 AM, fiznuthian said:

  On 9/29/2012 at 12:56 AM, tauboo said:

  On 9/28/2012 at 11:02 PM, RandySicko said:

  On 9/28/2012 at 10:57 PM, Hoodie said:

I don't see what the big deal is. Death happens.

 

Desensitized much?

 

This is why I don't watch tv. Fucking death obsessed culture... this shit is mind altering.

head in sand much?

 

Yeah, you can close your eyes to the world and tune it out like it doesn't exist but it's reality and happens every day.

It makes people curious because they are afraid. Everyone is.

not me, i didnt watch the vid lol

why the fuck are they showing live police chases in the first place? what news value does it have? what relevance does it have to the general public, 'specially those sitting at home watching it? i can't recall that happening even once on swedish tv. ever. it just doesn't make any sense to me. i mean, i guess i understand why, it's fox news and they're showing it purely to entertain the viewer while masking it as "breaking news". but that's fucked up, isn't it? it has no actual news value whatsoever, unless you're driving on the same road / freeway or whatever (didn't watch the clip) as where the chase is taking place, in which case you're not watching fox anyway. /ranttt

It makes my skin crawl to think about the overwhelming pointlessness of one's own suicide being digested with secret glee by millions of people through a tv screen. It reminded me of the chase in fahrenheit 451, a whole society of people watching you stumble and blunder, wishing you dead. There is some dignity in a private death, between two parties. The hovering dehumanizing insect eyebot of television brings on some aggressive nihilism, maan.

To be fair the guy was putting innocent lives in danger with his crap.. I can only boohoo so much when he was driving around recklessly with a carjacked vehicle. He ensured public safety with his suicide and I personally don't consider these things a tragedy. The thought of him running over a dog at 80 mph unnerves me, let alone hitting an actual pedestrian.

It is weird to turn car chases into entertainment i guess.. It's just like the movies, woah!

  On 9/29/2012 at 1:57 AM, Salvatorin said:

It makes my skin crawl to think about the overwhelming pointlessness of one's own suicide being digested with secret glee by millions of people through a tv screen. It reminded me of the chase in fahrenheit 451, a whole society of people watching you stumble and blunder, wishing you dead. There is some dignity in a private death, between two parties. The hovering dehumanizing insect eyebot of television brings on some aggressive nihilism, maan.

Glee might be exaggerating it a bit. Actually, a lot. Morbid curiosity, yes....but glee? What millions are you referring to?

:ohmy: :ohmy:

^^ The look on most people's faces prolly

  On 9/28/2012 at 11:11 PM, Hoodie said:

  On 9/28/2012 at 11:02 PM, RandySicko said:

  On 9/28/2012 at 10:57 PM, Hoodie said:

I don't see what the big deal is. Death happens.

 

Desensitized much?

 

This is why I don't watch tv. Fucking death obsessed culture... this shit is mind altering.

 

you're lucky you can just turn off the tv and avoid the brutal nature of reality. most of the world's population doesn't have that luxury.

 

i don't mind gore that has a purpose in educating people. i think we should be streaming what's happening in iraq and afganistan too so americans can see the carnage they've wrought on the rest of the planet because of "freedom" or whatever.

 

as for this guy's case, i think it's a valuable lesson in demonizing people. i bet all the fuckers following that car chase were waiting for the dude to get arrested and wishing awful things on him. welp, they got what they wanted--the guy shot himself. i don't care what that guy did or why he was being chased-i think our cultural obsession with crime and punishment is sick. fuck nancy grace, fuck crime tv, fuck csi, fuck cops, fuck worlds most dangerous car chases. they don't show that the criminals are real people too, fucked up people, but ones who could've possibly been saved if we focused more on rehabilitation and mental health in our culture instead of shitty television.

 

FUCK TELEVISION!!!

+1

  On 9/28/2012 at 10:57 PM, Hoodie said:

I don't see what the big deal is. Death happens.

while hoodie may have phrased that EXTREMELY poorly, i get it. the job of the news is to report... well... news.