Shortly after hearing about the massacre at VTech, I turned off the TV and went on about my business -- I suspect I was on my way to work. In that newscast (noon on the day of the shootings), they started by saying something like nine people suspected shot and ended the newscast by saying twenty, possibly twenty two.
I checked no ticky boxes for the first question because, while technically I engaged in a media blackout, it wasn't a philosophical, intentional media blackout -- I just went on about my business.'
And another random thought: I expected a tragedy round about now. It's nearly 4/20 (Hitler! Columbine! Marijuana!), and it had been a while since something like this had happened; when I noticed the date a week or so ago I wondered what sort of school tragedy would be happening on 4/20. It just happened a little early this year.
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Date: 2007-04-19 04:53 pm (UTC)I checked no ticky boxes for the first question because, while technically I engaged in a media blackout, it wasn't a philosophical, intentional media blackout -- I just went on about my business.'
And another random thought: I expected a tragedy round about now. It's nearly 4/20 (Hitler! Columbine! Marijuana!), and it had been a while since something like this had happened; when I noticed the date a week or so ago I wondered what sort of school tragedy would be happening on 4/20. It just happened a little early this year.