Yes, there is a disconnect in the severity of the crimes.
However, there are huge points to be made in terms of both perception and awareness.
For example, my family visited my sister when she was living in NYC. We walked downtown, and on the way back, my sister's roommate called us to tell us that she had seen on TV that a plane had crashed into the Hudson. We were completely unaware there was a plane crash within half a mile of us.
That deals with awareness. As for perception - not to dwell on NYC-airplane-related situations, on 9/11, I remember a friend telling me in the hall between classes that somebody bombed the World Trade Center. My response was along the lines of; "Yes, I know. Some guy in a van ten years ago."
Not to mention there are as many people in the US now as there were people 1000 years ago, and as many people in England (not the whole UK, just England) as there were people 2000 years ago.
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Well, Mexico did once send a killer whale to the moon for $200.
Who shot who in the what now?
Yes, there is a disconnect in the severity of the crimes.
However, there are huge points to be made in terms of both perception and awareness.
For example, my family visited my sister when she was living in NYC. We walked downtown, and on the way back, my sister's roommate called us to tell us that she had seen on TV that a plane had crashed into the Hudson. We were completely unaware there was a plane crash within half a mile of us.
That deals with awareness. As for perception - not to dwell on NYC-airplane-related situations, on 9/11, I remember a friend telling me in the hall between classes that somebody bombed the World Trade Center. My response was along the lines of; "Yes, I know. Some guy in a van ten years ago."
Then I walked away.
Reminds me of a movie...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317705/
He's already had the book thrown at him for potentially promoting the harm of children.
Now, he's just in trouble for watching cartoon images of other people's depictions of his sexual fantasy.
Surely there is a slight disconnect...
Yes, but if you use a prepaid phone that doesn't charge you for receiving text messages, then you don't have to worry.
Sorry, I don't speak Spanish.
But someone could have confused it with Kelvin or Rankine.
I can imagine it now...
Nero fiddling while Rome collapses to a singularity.
(I'm trying to make an allusion to Animal Farm, person who modded me down)
Fox News is full of liars and MSNBC is full of children.
Honestly, it's no wonder that the Jon Stewart of the Daily Show is the most trusted newscaster in America...
Also, some corporations are more corporationy than others.
Let me summarize:
Random person: Hey, Scientists! You're wrong!
Scientist: How exactly? Do you have any evidence?
Random person: Look! They're not being scientific because they don't research my claims!
*Far, far away, the scientist suddenly face-palms, and doesn't quite know why*
Sorry, meant underrated and hit overrated.
Please mod me down.
Metal car body?
What is this, the 1960's?
I think they meant to say that "[...]social media has come of age [as a marketing tool]."
Repetition is very useful in advertising.
In general, an advertisement should be "short & sweet," and thus incapable of becoming redundant.
For example, McDonald's repeats the line "I'm lovin' it." It would be redundant to use "I'm lovin' it because I really like the food at McDonald's."
Sorry, as a doctoral student in mathematics, I can't subtract -1000 from 2000.
Not to mention there are as many people in the US now as there were people 1000 years ago, and as many people in England (not the whole UK, just England) as there were people 2000 years ago.
mmm...popcorn...
No, I am from the US.
I'm just a pessimist.
Yes, but if you don't count sheep or cows, you rule out 95% of Americans!
It's like the Alphabet Game for nerds.
Not to worry. Insurance companies will be dead soon enough.
Do you have news of the end of the human race?