Sunday, June 29, 2008

If Headlines were more accurate and less sensational

Sometimes I wish I could rewrite headlines to reduce the sensationalism and increase the accuracy.

For example:
Teen decapitated at Six Flags over Georgia
This should actually read: "Stupid kid ignores multiple warning signs while climbing over TWO six-foot fences and ends up dead"

Even ignoring the multiple warning and danger signs you should probably start to wonder if you're supposed to be in a location that required you to climb over two six-foot fences to get there.

Yes, it is sad that he is dead for such a stupid reason. But if the family tries to sue the park I am going to be really annoyed. What more could the park be expected to do?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How about electrify the fence? Oh don't forget razor wire on top.