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I don't think that's accidental.In some of the photos Kelly looks like a young Michael Jackson.
Its obvious he used face changing app to create that look. The upturned nose is most obvious....In some of the photos Kelly looks like a young Michael Jackson.
bit of a ratings bust is now being reported I’ll admit I didn’t watch it either I came here to catch the skinny of it
It's funny how we care so much about 1 little girl being abducted but don't give a sh*t when 100,000 kids die (preventable deaths) in another continent.
It's not that people 'don't give a sh*t', there are reasons why it may not get as much of our individual attention but that's probably a discussion for social sciences.
The hierarchy love taking all the glory. He barely had anything to do with these.A West Australian police officer who led the discovery of missing four-year-old Cleo Smith, spearheaded a serial killer’s undoing 23 years on and honed a sniper murder investigation has become a national hero in Australia Day honours.
Detective Superintendent Rod Wilde steered the 140-officer Taskforce Rodia which swooped on the home of Cleo’s abductor in the early hours of November 3 last year.
Cop who found Cleo, solved Claremont case and caught bikie sniper honoured
Detective Superintendent Rod Wilde has become a national hero in the Australia Day honours.www.watoday.com.au
The hierarchy love taking all the glory. He barely had anything to do with these.
That’s human nature. It’s called psychic numbing. The larger the number, and the further away, the more we are psychologically distanced. That’s why when there’s a plane crash overseas, the first question is, were there any Australians on board? Plus, we care more about the one person on the plane that we knew, than the rest of the Australians on that plane.It's funny how we care so much about 1 little girl being abducted but don't give a sh*t when 100,000 kids die (preventable deaths) in another continent.
Hear ya Kappa, but allow me to amend your statement slightly to more accurately represent your concern.It's funny how we care so much about 1 little girl being abducted but don't give a sh*t when 100,000 kids die (preventable deaths) in another continent.
Hear ya Kappa, but allow me to amend your statement slightly to more accurately represent your concern.
"It's funny how 'the media' care so much about 1 little girl being abducted but don't give a sh*t when 100,000 kids die (preventable deaths) in another continent."
For it's 'the media' that predominately determine what is in the public's interest, consequently what we should care about...
Did you read my post? There’s no doubt the media amplify human responses also.If that's true then we really are just mindless sheep.
Perhaps, helped along by the standard of journalism/MSM articles and presentations that is approaching parody levels!If that's true then we really are just mindless sheep.
Which just goes to show that you shouldn’t trust Facebook photos. When you consider that he seems to have at least basic computer competency, a compulsive desire to alter his identity and the fact that the footage we have seen makes him look very different to these pics, then you can be sure that he used all kinds of filters and trickery to alter his appearance for his photos. He probably always appeared as he does in the media footage subsequent to his arrest.In some of the photos Kelly looks like a young Michael Jackson.
IDK about that, that poor Moroccan kid who fell down the well got worldwide coverage.It's funny how we care so much about 1 little girl being abducted but don't give a sh*t when 100,000 kids die (preventable deaths) in another continent.
I get what you’re saying, but your language is a little clumsy. I’m sure you’d agree that stealing a child even if just to have a playmate is an extremely evil act. It also makes this guy very dangerous. And I wouldn’t question his ability to plan. He seems to have been undone by his mobile phone being in the vicinity of the abduction. Other than that he seems to have escaped detection quite well.Sounds as if she was remarkably lucky he didn’t seem to have any evil intent. Once he had her it was just like having a new doll to play with. Perhaps it was just a day-by-day thing and he wasn’t able/capable of making a coherent plan.
Which 100,000 preventable deaths are you talking about specifically?If that's true then we really are just mindless sheep.
It’s not simply that. Children do die in Australia every day and they don’t get the attention that this case did, for good reasons.That’s human nature. It’s called psychic numbing. The larger the number, and the further away, the more we are psychologically distanced. That’s why when there’s a plane crash overseas, the first question is, were there any Australians on board? Plus, we care more about the one person on the plane that we knew, than the rest of the Australians on that plane.
The plight of one little child, in a recognisable environment, is therefore easy for us to focus all our attention and compassion on.
We’ll it wasn’t me who asked the questionIt’s not simply that. Children do die in Australia every day and they don’t get the attention that this case did, for good reasons.
This story involved mystery. People are drawn to such cases. The media attention also served a purpose so was worthwhile otherwise the offender could have waltzed around town with the child, or to another town, or state. There are very understandable reasons why this story was given media attention and captured the interest of Australians.
Contrasting this to foreign atrocities sounds like a misfired attempt to shoehorn a political statement where it simply doesn’t fit.
We’re all aware of the allegations of media bias regarding race in child abductions. It’s a very accessible concept, it’s satirised in shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy, so it’s no real revelation. But it doesn’t fit here. It’s just a hackneyed political fail, nothing more.
We stick our noses in more than enough these days.I say say literally not even lifting a single finger to help qualifies as "not giving a sh*t", it's just uncomfortable for us to accept the truth.
The public was probably like me, knowing there would be little detail and all fluff and adverts.It was only the fourth most viewed show of Sunday evening. Channel 7 news was in front as was MAFS.
Nine’s $2m Cleo gamble backfires
After scoring a world-first interview with the family of abducted four-year-old Cleo Smith, Channel 9 has landed at a surprising spot on the ratings leaderboard.www.news.com.au