Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

It is very hard to differentiate being famous and being infamous. The difference I think could be easily summarised by comparing two people. I guess you could say somebody "famous" would be somebody like Michael Jackson as he is a celebrated entertainer. An example of somebody "infamous" would be somebody like James Holmes who infamously killed 12 people and wounded 58 in the 2012 Colorado movie theatre shooting. I believe that the lines of being famous and infamous are continuously being blurred between one another. This is due to the media's involvement in news coverage.

My personal opinion on whether the media is being too voyeuristic in reporting on the news is pretty much 50/50. On one side it sickens me that we see these sicko's on televsion but we still need to know the facts on what is going on because it unites the world in a way where we all come together... And we watch it because it's like a car crash; you always look because no matter how brutal the outcome, you're curious as to who it happened to, what exactly happened, where it happened, when it happened, why it happened and how it happened.

I also believe that the 'mentally ill' arguement is such a cop out to the actual mentally ill. I believe it's just a cheap way to avoid jail time. We have all been brought up in a world where violence is not accepted in society. We have certain laws that are set in concrete so we do not kill or hurt somebody. There are plenty of mentally ill people in the world that do not go out and hurt other people. It's like the media are singling out the mentally ill by giving that label to people like James Holmes just so a news story can have a little more depth. Our mental stability "status" should not change all of a sudden when we shoot someone in the head. I believe that you're not mentally ill; you're just a killer. Do you get where i'm coming from?

The media needs to have a healthy balance on reporting serious issues such as mass murder, drugs and crime. It is important to shine a light on actual reality without having to make a reality TV show. The media should also inform the public on certain situations but it is not okay to put people who have done the wrong thing on some sort of pedestal. What the media needs to do is twist the story; instead of focusing on how gruesome a mass murder is, why don't they focus on how strong the survivors are? Why not turn a negative into a positive? Everytime you turn on the TV, it's always negative.

It's time for sunshine, rainbows and all that other positive, happy shit. :)