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They don't need to flash the gore to make the report. Murders are reported without showing the body with holes in it, etc.
by ta17711771 6y ago
They don't need to flash the gore to make the report.
Murders are reported without showing the body with holes in it, etc.
- thephyber 6y agoI don't think people react the same to murders even of different classes of people, let alone all animals. I don't make up the rules; I only observe them. Humans have heuristics. I suspect the more we can personally identify with a victim, the more we are likely to be interested in hearing about it. Why don't news programs continue to post about all of the Pakistanis, Afghanis, Somalis, Libyans, etc that are killed either by terrorists or US drone strikes? There's only so much people will tolerate before their attention moves elsewhere. I trust that news outlets will follow the money. If it was low risk of being sued, not terribly expensive to cover (as in didn't piss off advertisers), and got viewers to pay attention (without vomiting during dinner time), news programs would cover it.
- saltedonion 6y agoGood point. Compared to murder, animal cruelty segments will be a lot of cruelty without generating much sympathy.