For the past few days i have been picking up my son from extra classes as he gets ready for GSAT next year…..So usually my radio is on Fame Fm and we hear the 12:30pm newscast. Every day there are several reports always ending in “pronounced dead”….Now it is almost second nature to me as i have almost become numb to hearing it….Once he counted and there were five stories ended in pronounced dead…and he said “mummy would it be nice for a change for there to be a whole news report without those words” and he and his friend started chanting the words “pronounced dead” to a reggae beat…….Today while heading to work i saw the body of a lifeless man lying on Maxfield Road, the police had cordoned the area so i had to divert from my normal route, he seemed to be a young guy had a black bag across his chest and there were scores of persons standing around while the police investigated…..and i thought here goes another report that will end in “pronounced dead” perhaps on the newscast as i pick up my son tomorrow or later on the TV news…..
What can we as individuals or as a society do??? Anything???
Can we one day just get up and hear instead that crime, injustice, corruption has been “pronounced dead” for a change?????
July 15, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Hope, like the gleaming taper’s light,
Adorns and cheers our way;
And still, as darker grows the night,
Emits a brighter ray.
July 16, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I figure there’s this backlog in the Dream-granting Office. So as soon as all the other dreams on hold get processed and become reality (you know, the millions already floating around that were unrealised by billions and billions of frustrated people all over this world…) then maybe yours’ll come true… but until then, let your heart go on singing, and don’t hold your breath…
July 16, 2008 at 1:28 pm
i’ve stopped listening and watching local news a looong time ago -_-…see if that helps.
Nothing good comes on the news anymore that benefits me…just pure depression inducing stories
July 17, 2008 at 11:45 am
Nah. I think you hafta watch to hear what goes on in the country – depressing as it may be. Ignorance is too expensive. I’d rather be depressed and in the know.
July 17, 2008 at 11:58 am
Welcome Ruthibelle!
I agree, we have to know what is going on in our country, for the record the guys name on MAxfield was Michael Baker, 38yrs old and his death said to be as a result of feuding with men from another community……as per todays Observer….Michael is just one of so many…..Depressing bwoy!!!
Thanks Morph…As usual you always find just the right quotes
July 19, 2008 at 5:44 am
It IS sad, isn’t it?
I don’t know the answer or I’d give it to you…
What were you saying about the BNS rumour in comments on my site?
July 20, 2008 at 10:37 pm
what you can learn from the “news” segment is what does not get not said, asked, reported. Just turn it off. The real news won’t be broadcasted; either you’ll hear it from a coworker, your children, family member or not at all.
What to do? Lots that you can do. For one thing, be a mentor to a young person who doesn’t have one; learn conflict resolution and teach those strategies to your kids, friends, coworkers, whoever you come across. Every little helps; dreaming doesn’t do much unless you put it into action.
September 24, 2008 at 1:48 pm
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