Tragedy

I won't get in to the finger-pointing that will ensue from the story of the trapped miners. Whether it was the media that screwed up or an excited rescuer that overheard a partial conversation, it doesn't matter. There is something that the media can do - quit reminding them (and us).

I can't tell you the number of times that I've heard a replay of interviews and reports when the first erroneous reports were being broken that the miners were alive. Reporters calling it a miraculous discovery; interviews done with family members asking them what they were going to do when they saw their loved one come out of the mine.

At this point, the tragedy of the first situation (the miners themselves) is almost being eclipsed by the tragedy of the second (the false reports). Let's get focused back on the families and friends that have lost brothers, fathers, best friends, and/ or mentors and not play the angry finger pointing game.