"Vox" <Vectra3456@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Laura M. Young wrote:
>> On 4/9/08 10:48 AM,"chaser" <i@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I know it's only a soap...it's just the whole thing of shooting kids. I
>>>live
>>>not too far from Columbine---my husband knew the kids that did it. They
>>>used
>>>to come in to where he worked when he was still working for AMF as head
>>>electrician---shooting kids is bad enough when it happens IRL---as
>>>entertainment it's just a cheap shot. No pun intended. My husband had
to
>>>spend almost a week going to the FBI office to go over everything he
ever
>>>saw them do or say. It tore that town apart. It wasn't the only time,
>>>either---there was another triple homicide at one of his lanes---they
>>>were a
>>>bit older, but two of them were in their early 20's. It just makes me
>>>queasy...
>>>
>>>LauraH
>>>
>>
>> I've been so sick of them shooting/murdering ANYONE on this show for
>> years,
>> but, you are right: Shooting kids is a really lame attempt at
>> "entertainment." It was bad enough that they showed us how easy it was
>> for
>> a 12 year old kid to get a gun and ammunition, but shooting a
>> kid...*shudder*...that's just not fun to watch at all.
>>
>> And, I still find it bizarre that no matter how much of an expert
hitman
>> someone is supposed to be, why is it that no one but Jason and Sonny
ever
>> seem to hit the person at whom they are aiming? IF they are determined
>> to
>> make murder and mayhem the core of GH then at least do it a little more
>> efficiently. They ought to be calling SONNY "the teflon Don" the way
>> bullets seem to slide off his back without harm!
>>
>
>
> DUH! It's to create and interesting STORY FOR A SOAP!!!
>
> Good lord, people. Stop trying to assign real life logic to this stuff.
> Sit back and enjoy!!! If it bothers you so much, turn it off.
>
> Sonny's son being shot is a perfect and predictable event if you are
going
> to be in what appears to be a somewhat lame form of mob life.
>
> I think comparing this program to things like Columbine minimizes the
> horror of THAT event and is offensive to people who really lost there.
Get
> a little perspective, people.
>
> Vox
Well, Vox...
I've lived my life a LONG time without you being the guiding force in how
I
should feel, think or react to anything, so if it's all the same to you,
I'll continue to do so.
LauraH
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