Zephyr Wrote:In other words, blame the s'hitty media for any unreasonable and stupid excuse on why death penalty is wrong.
I can't even tell by this whether you are attacking my argument or agreeing with it.
Think about it for a sec, the media feeds on violent stories to the point where its known motto is "if it bleeds, it leads." In Chicago, where I live, there's 9.5 million people, many of them living in tight proximity to each other, and there are by statistical inevitability a few murders a day in a population that size. So the media shows ALL of them, trying to convince the general public that it's under siege. That same media then takes the side of the criminal in painting him the victim in an unfair criminal justice system. People detest the greatest media outlets, ranging from Fox to CNN to New York Times to BBC as biased and sensationalist. Then, out of the other corner of their mouths, they repeat all the crap those outlets said! Yes, I blame the s'hitty media. College is a much better place to find answers for such things than an 800 word news story. You don't form educated opinions on complex topics solely from the newspaper, you need books, and teachers to guide you through them.