Bob Lee: how new details turned a tech-industry murder case upside down
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> I am honestly shocked anyone could consider this an issue in the slightest given the current landscape in America.
At first they led us to assume it was random, so naturally people blamed the city.
Then it came out it was an acquaintance, and the media completely lambasted him. Just look at the stories they wrote, and pictures they chose. He looked like a crazy person.
Then we find out he was potentially harming his sister in some way, but leave it just open enough to let the reader decide how and what.
A man was murdered, and that's sad and hardly ever OK. But I feel like the media is purposely dragging this out for shock views at this point, which is disgusting for all parties involved.
I myself have reserved much judgment, and will continue to do so until this is all settled. But I do know I'd probably have no qualms about stabbing someone who I knew was trying to introduce my child or SO to hard drugs. I don't have a sister to compare.
I'm not claiming this is what's happening, or even comparable, so please don't take this comment that way. In fact, I highly doubt that's the case. But these stories leave it just open ended enough to let people come to conclusions like that, which is really unfair.
Have qualms. You stabbing someone will be worse for your child than hard drugs.
Some reasons are: protect my positive mental attitude, jealously guard my attention, and I really hate the infotainment industry.
This Ben Len story is a great example why. Snafu.
I'm content to wait for the dust to settle. A week, a month, a year, whatever.
For instance, I'll a week or more wait to check election results. I really don't care about the food fight; just tell me the outcome. It's not like I can do anything to change the outcome. (Yes, I've doorbelled and ballot chased for local campaigns.)
And then I'll wait at least a year to read all the "what really happened" post-mortems. Accurate, insightful analysis takes a long time. And even then the utility is debatable.
I worked in student broadcasting for 3 years. Student radio and some public access TV. We'd tour the companies, meet important local people, do job shadowing.
While I loved the tech stuff, I came to hate the industry. And once we learned the tricks of the trade, I couldn't watch "news" without screaming at the TV. (My family won't let me watch TV news when I visit.)
YMMV.
Peace.