:evil: I found your comment regarding "inner city" and "low income" families "clamoring" to get on the news, not only insensitive, but ignorant. The media is one of the most biased organization in the world, the same story wouldn't have the same drawing of attention if the persons involved were just a regular family, particularly a family living in the projects. Same scenario, people would just assume the victim was selling drugs or perhaps it was gang-related. Emphasis on ASSUME! Media plays on every angle of drama they can muster, and sadly often on the devastation of families. The richer, more established, more well known.........the better. Wealth and infamy should hardly be prequalifications to be newsworthy articles.
But, perhaps in a society focused on fame and wealth, it is what sells the papers. I personally work for an organization that supports the families of missing persons from all levels of the economic scale, and in the events of a tragic end to their search, I do not see any families "clamoring" for media attention. The death of a child, regardless of who you are, where you live, where you work is something only those who have experienced it will relate to. I find it quite ignorant to assume a persons actions based on their economic status. It seems to me, I am familiar with more than one officer, and a State Trooper or two who were raised in the projects or in economically challenged families. And, they, my friend, turned out fine, poverty and all. It is heartbreaking to me to see the stereotypes placed on a person due to their wealth status. Granted we all know the crime rate is higher and the success rate lower for the low income, but, honestly, do you think their pain during a loss is any different? Do you think ANY family wants the media attacking them with questions while they are grieving? Just my two cents, but, you know we were not all born with a silver spoon in mouths.
My deepest condolences go out to the Agent and his family, and my prayers for them.
