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Death today....
Just got the news that UGA VI, the mascot for The University of Georgia, died last night.
Today, someone has been killed at Six Flags over Georgia.
I think I'll stay at home. Unless this next storm comes along and knocks over a tree on my house!
Today, someone has been killed at Six Flags over Georgia.
I think I'll stay at home. Unless this next storm comes along and knocks over a tree on my house!
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The tragedy for the darwin kid is that they weren't taught better, that they ended their life early instead of going on to make the world a better place.
There is no tragedy in the end of UGA's life, but sadness does not imply tragic events. I've met the last three UGA bulldogs, and it makes me sad to know another has died, even when I know the spirit of the mascot, and the bloodline, continues.
And, finally -- these are two events that made the news in the past 24 hours. Those people less deserving of death or other suffering may also be less interesting to the news outlets, leaving me uninformed of their fates. Without knowledge I cannot properly react, right?
So, what is special? They were newsworthy, in the eyes of the media. You may disagree, of course, but they got to make the decision.