there is something that is kind of annoying me. No, annoying isn't the right word. What is....Oh yeah, that's it. I'm pissed about something.
First a little background. Late Sunday night/early Monday morning, a kid at the local school committed suicide. Obviously it was a sad day at the school. My bro and sister in law were there, doing their jobs as youth pastors to help the kids, as were Pastor Ron and several other local pastors. One student, who I know well, was anger. he didn't know why but he was. Another, again who I know well, was just numb. he didn't feel anything yet. It was too soon for him to feel anything when they talked to him. I didn't hear about it until I went over to Jerm and Jaquie's place last night to talk to them about something completely different, but that's not saying much since I was sleeping most of the day. In addition to those and probably other kids that weren't named while we were talking, a friend of mine was hit hard by this as well, and Rae and I spent a fair amount of time talking to him.
Needless to say, when something like this happens in a small town, everyone is affected. You might not know the kid, but odds are you know someone who did or is affected by it. And after 2 or 3 suicides this year, it's something that gets worse every time, because as soon as the wounds from the last one start healing, they are torn open.
So why am I pissed? Because I went to the site for the local paper, the Redwood Gazette to see what they had about it. Not surprisingly there was nothing on there. The site is rarely updated with breaking news. Usually it's a minor miracle that it is even up to date with the most recent edition. After that I went to the local radio station's sire, KLGR. KLGR has always been the place to go when you want breaking news. In fact we learned more about what was going on at the old store from there then we did from the owner. If anyplace would have something, even just a headline that a kid killed himself, they would have it. But it was as if it never happened.
I can understand if there was no news a few hours after both places opened for business, or even not until late afternoon. But I went there right before I started typing this, so around 2:30 Am the next day. 48+ hours after he was found (not sure when it was) there is still no news on the towns main new sites.
Why is that? I have no idea. Is it because we have become numbed, desensitized to it to the point where it isn't even worth reporting anymore? I hope not. And yet the lack of news on those sites tells me that this may be the case, at least in the eyes of the press. and that is what is pissing me off.
I can only hope that the news items were removed on the request of the family, or they were told not to post anything until the police have finished an investigation. But until then we are left to wonder not just why he did it, but also why it isn't mentioned anywhere other then the local news broadcasts on the radio.
First a little background. Late Sunday night/early Monday morning, a kid at the local school committed suicide. Obviously it was a sad day at the school. My bro and sister in law were there, doing their jobs as youth pastors to help the kids, as were Pastor Ron and several other local pastors. One student, who I know well, was anger. he didn't know why but he was. Another, again who I know well, was just numb. he didn't feel anything yet. It was too soon for him to feel anything when they talked to him. I didn't hear about it until I went over to Jerm and Jaquie's place last night to talk to them about something completely different, but that's not saying much since I was sleeping most of the day. In addition to those and probably other kids that weren't named while we were talking, a friend of mine was hit hard by this as well, and Rae and I spent a fair amount of time talking to him.
Needless to say, when something like this happens in a small town, everyone is affected. You might not know the kid, but odds are you know someone who did or is affected by it. And after 2 or 3 suicides this year, it's something that gets worse every time, because as soon as the wounds from the last one start healing, they are torn open.
So why am I pissed? Because I went to the site for the local paper, the Redwood Gazette to see what they had about it. Not surprisingly there was nothing on there. The site is rarely updated with breaking news. Usually it's a minor miracle that it is even up to date with the most recent edition. After that I went to the local radio station's sire, KLGR. KLGR has always been the place to go when you want breaking news. In fact we learned more about what was going on at the old store from there then we did from the owner. If anyplace would have something, even just a headline that a kid killed himself, they would have it. But it was as if it never happened.
I can understand if there was no news a few hours after both places opened for business, or even not until late afternoon. But I went there right before I started typing this, so around 2:30 Am the next day. 48+ hours after he was found (not sure when it was) there is still no news on the towns main new sites.
Why is that? I have no idea. Is it because we have become numbed, desensitized to it to the point where it isn't even worth reporting anymore? I hope not. And yet the lack of news on those sites tells me that this may be the case, at least in the eyes of the press. and that is what is pissing me off.
I can only hope that the news items were removed on the request of the family, or they were told not to post anything until the police have finished an investigation. But until then we are left to wonder not just why he did it, but also why it isn't mentioned anywhere other then the local news broadcasts on the radio.
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