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Hmmm, I think I see an interesting divide here between those who seem to feel that they're overexposed to "tragedy" by the media and those that aren't. Those of you that are don't see this as anything all that notable while those that aren't put it in the Pantheon of Horror.
No one's right; no one's wrong. Bad things happen all day every day. Some are more horrible than other and bear noting. The most horrific thing to happen to anyone I know barely made headlines outside of Chicago or Raleigh, NC.
Tragedy, I think, is measured by the proximety of the victim to the observer. If, God forbid, Ballzor (a TFP member who's a VTU student) had been one of the victims, I think this thread would have a very different feel.
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