Fox News Airs Live Suicide After Car Chase
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Wow... Crazy stuff man
I heard about it on Twitter. I have no desire to see that. Sorry you did.
Sad when the only perceived alternative is suicide...
As for the video, Smith made an obvious attempt seconds in advance to cut it, once the guy's intentions became obvious...
However, for the inevitable flood of Fox-flamers to follow, that was about as antiseptic a live suicide as there could have been: shot from an appreciable distance, barely able to make out what the guy was doing, no sensationalistic arterial spray, and he just slumped over...
It's certainly not my intention to minimize the act, but, Hollywood floods a hella lot worse visuals into everyone's living rooms every night, in sickeningly, close-up, graphic detail, and realism, and no one seems to have a problem with that...
The argument is: "but, that's not REAL." What difference, if it accurately portrays what we know goes on daily around the world?
Anyway... back to you, Chet...
As for the video, Smith made an obvious attempt seconds in advance to cut it, once the guy's intentions became obvious...
However, for the inevitable flood of Fox-flamers to follow, that was about as antiseptic a live suicide as there could have been: shot from an appreciable distance, barely able to make out what the guy was doing, no sensationalistic arterial spray, and he just slumped over...
It's certainly not my intention to minimize the act, but, Hollywood floods a hella lot worse visuals into everyone's living rooms every night, in sickeningly, close-up, graphic detail, and realism, and no one seems to have a problem with that...
The argument is: "but, that's not REAL." What difference, if it accurately portrays what we know goes on daily around the world?
Anyway... back to you, Chet...
They had no delay most likely, that or the switch operator along with the director were incompetent and not watching let alone listening to the anchor. Even though Fox loves gore and going far in that road, this is a little much even for them.
We've watched the live version a few times in a few of my broadcasting classes showing why we need a delay, that live news should not ever actually be live.
That's exactly why, movies and shows are not "real" and this was real life. Although we can watch someone's chest cavity explode in a movie, it isn't socially acceptable in our current society to watch actual people die on television, no matter how you look at it.
All that being said, the anchor did a great job handling himself along with what happened and talking and apologizing for what the audience had to witness
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there was a 5 seconds delay.... The anchor reacted but obviously the operator must have been eating a donut because he did not react.. but you have to admit it was hard to see it coming.
if it was bath salts wouldn't he have ran to the cops trying to eat their faces off :zombie:
danieljardim
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I know it sad but the image is not graphic at all.
IMO if he was being chased by the police for wherever reason, it's good that he is gone. Natural Selection.
A while ago in Brazil a criminal was making a girl hostage with a grenade on the street. TV was filming the cops negotiating with the guy when the girl feels sick and fell down, the sniper shot him on the head on live TV, was so fast that the 5 seconds delay didn't work. Society reaction to the video. Everybody LOVED it. On less scam bag low life criminal on the street.
IF anybody wants to see, here is the link. It's no graphic at all but is STRONG.
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IMO if he was being chased by the police for wherever reason, it's good that he is gone. Natural Selection.
A while ago in Brazil a criminal was making a girl hostage with a grenade on the street. TV was filming the cops negotiating with the guy when the girl feels sick and fell down, the sniper shot him on the head on live TV, was so fast that the 5 seconds delay didn't work. Society reaction to the video. Everybody LOVED it. On less scam bag low life criminal on the street.
IF anybody wants to see, here is the link. It's no graphic at all but is STRONG.
LINK REMOVED - Not needed here - jspansel
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danieljardim
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Just watching again, on the very end when cops are surrounding the body, one f the fist pumps in JOY.
