No this isn't going to be about how the media only reports missing pretty white girls and never any ugly green ones

Its true that the media reports "missing" cases only when the person is a girl, and white, and pretty. But this is not my concern. Its being dealt with elsewhere. This little story has me typically frustrated for other reasons.

And here they are.

Honestly, WHY is this news? People are dying all over the world. Genocide is taking place in Darfur. American troops are dying in Iraq everyday. And many more Iraqis are dying than Americans. That shit isn't getting better. And how about the proposed Energy bill? And what else? The stagnation of wages for the middle class, rising oil prices, environmental damage, solvency of Social Security, and that crazy tax code! I'm not even advocating a position on any of those issues. But Jesus Christ, could a little attention be paid to them? Why not educate the people a little?!

Too boring? Too bad. Learn something. Read a book. Or better yet, have it force fed to you by the various media outlets in this country. Thats their job. Okay, maybe it isn't. Maybe their job is to sell soap. Still, I don't care about missing people. It isn't national news. It might be local news. That would make sense. A missing person in Aruba would be new in Aruba where the person might be found. However, it isn't news in Pittsburgh.

On another note, if we're going to wallow in this squalid story, then how come no one has dared to question why "high school graduates" have to go on a stupid trip to Aruba anyway(?) What kind of fucking insult is that to poor people? Not only do these rich assholes go on a vacation to a tropical paradise in celebration of something that is EXPECTED of them, but then when harm comes to one of them, its national news.

Listen, graduating high school is not cause for celebration. Anyone can do it. Its not significant. Besides, aren't there other things to spend money on? Like college books, or dorm costs? Fuck that! Lets go off to Aruba and party with the locals. Sure, everyone does it. Its MTV Spring Break for 124 graduates of Bum Fuck High in Alabama. Totally normal.

Oh, I get it. If one is reporting on a missing case, it has to be done with all of the sense of reverance and tragedy that goes along with it. No one questions it. Katie Couric would lose her job if she even dared. Wait, didn't she interview that runaway bride? Talk about a career in the ascendant. At least Tom Cruise is around to provide us some sanity.