Posted on 09/22/2021 12:33:28 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Here is my point.
This type of missing persons/murder case happens ALL THE TIME.
Here in eastern Iowa, it happens very frequently to the point it is a one day story and gone. Boyfriend kills girlfriend and goes on the lam. Sometimes they find him, sometimes he offs himself, sometimes he gets away.
Is this a tragedy? Yes. But one that happens EVERY DAY. So when you see a story like this blown up in the MSM, you need to ask “Why this particular incident of a common crime? Why is this getting wall to wall coverage?”
A lot of missing persons disappear without a trace. They’re just gone. This case is a real murder mystery with witnesses and a suspicious boyfriend and his family. It’s interesting but doesn’t impact my life as the rest of the news does. It’s a break while helplessly watching the left destroy my country.
That is a good point.
And in that respect, provides value.
But my pattern recognition makes me wonder “What is the goal? Ratings? Distraction? Connection to someone else?”
On the part of the press, probably all of the above.
Give Us Dirty Laundrie.
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