Censorship Raises it Ugly Head Again

A decision by NBC News to air clips from a grim video the network received from the Virginia Tech killer has left the victims' families outraged

And so many news media like the CBC have chosen to cave to this and refuse to show video clips of Cho Seung-Hui tirades.

Since when does public opinion dictate the news? News is news whether you like it or not. If you don't like what you see on the news, turn it off!

This is just another example of a kind of Censorship flourishing in our Western, so called Free, Society.

Thankfully the CTV Network here in Canada has a more enlightened view:

"At CTV News, we believe that censorship is a last resort," Robert Hurst, president of CTV News, told The Canadian Press.

"It's not our job to make a judgement whether it . . . might be bad or it might be good. Our job is to present to Canadians newsworthy materials."

Political Correctness has gotten so out of hand that News Media are worried that the public won't like the News they present. And so they censor it.

The news media also feels that they have the balance tragedy with Fluff. So they have the most boring kinds of "Human Interest" stories, designed to make you feel good and less depressed about the real news.

Friends, reality sometimes sucks. But it is real and has to be dealt with. Isn't it important to find out what made Cho Seung-Hui's scattered mind tick? So we can recognise this kind of behaviour and deal with it in the future?

Why are we censoring the things we need most to know?

People who get offended are those that choose to be offended because it satiates some creepy need they have.

Don't let them control your awareness of the world's events.

We Need a "Free Speech" Rating

You know how, for movies, for music and even video games we have ratings for age appropriateness or at least to give a warning about what one might expect from the media being watched or listened to or played.

There is PG, R, NC17, G, A, etc. What we need now is an "FS" rating meaning, of course, Free Speech.

So people can say what they want and what they think without fear of repercussion.

Don Imus was fired recently for stating his view (regardless of what you think of it) about a certain woman's Basketball Team. Don Imus was employed by CBS, part of the huge General Electric Corporation and one that depends on other Corporations to advertise with them. And when the advertisers don't like what they see or hear, they censor the product.

Since CBS employed Don Imus, they had every right to fire him, especially if he overstepped the guidelines which I am sure had been stated for his program.

If Don Imus' program was rated FS maybe the outcome of all this would have been different.

I don't have any issue with the statement Don Imus made because his opinion means nothing to me, I have no regard for it. I honestly don't care what he says. But that's me.

I do have an issue with Censorship which, to me, is the most diabolical crime that is currently infiltrating our society, aided by the right wing lunatics currently leading many western nations.

I think people should be allowed to say whatever they want. So someone chooses to be offended, so what? That's their problem.

How is it that Jay Leno can insinuate the worst deeds and insult almost everyone but, because its "comedy" he can get away with it. Why? Because everyone knows its comedy.

There used to be and maybe there still is "Speaker's Corner" in London's Hyde Park. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this a platform for free speech? Isn't that where anyone could say pretty much anything without punishment?

What happened to that ideal?

What we need is television and radio networks that are rated FS. So a free society can really call themselves free.