I always go on CNN.com while I'm at school simply because it is the best place on the web to get the news (Unlike CNN, I have a bias). Today I came across a headline on the front page that said "Did army set hundreds adrift at sea?" This heading made me cringe! I thought to myself, "The same Army that preaches safety and the humane treatment of others" while training me, is now setting hundreds adrift at sea with no chance of survival?! I was outraged! For a good 25 seconds (before I opened the link) I even thought about not doing the Army if this is how they treat people.
I wanted to read more about this story so I clicked the link, only to find the headline "Probe questions fate of refugees in Thailand"staring me at the face. Two totally different meanings to the same story.
Now I know what your thinking... "Wow, Dave. You are kind-of a dumb ass for assuming so much before you read the whole article." If you are thinking that, I can't help but agree with you. Partially it was my fault that I had a mini panic attack before I opened it up; however, I bet it happens frequently. I'm sure there are those people who just saw it and assumed (like I) that it was the U.S., and proceeded to think badly of our strong, humane Army.
Readers, I know there are far bigger things that CNN needs to be worried about, but for the sake of this blog I thought I'd do an experiment. I emailed CNN.com and told them a more brief version of what was said on here. No more than 2 hours later, the headline was changed to "Did Thai Army set hundreds adrift at sea?" I was more than impressed.
That is right, The Gray Matter made the Army maintain their "squeaky clean" appearance. I think I'll try something on a much bigger scale next time. Stay tuned.
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