…Police and prosecutors there alleged that he had been forced to live in a dog cage, and was kept naked except for a diaper. They alleged that his father, Riley Lowell Choate, 39, and his stepmother, Kimberly Leona Kubina, 45, had regularly beaten and kicked the boy, deprived him of food, and chained his hands to the top of the cage…
One of the most saddening aspects of the case is that Christian was killed more than two years before his body was found in May, yet during all that time, according to police investigators, there is no indication that anyone was looking for him.
At around 10 am on July 7th, I did a search on news.google.com for Christian Choate and got roughly 30 results…
I didn’t even have to do a search on Casey Anthony, as she was the top story on the Google News homepage with over 7,000 linking articles…
I am truly amazed and simply bewildered as to why certain stories get more attention than could ever be necessary whilst others get virtually none…why?
I believe, as I have said many times before, that the media, especially the twenty-four hour news networks, have a major slant towards sensationalism. It ceased, long ago, to be about information. Instead it has become a ratings game…what stories, what news is most amusing, entertaining and revenue generating.
It makes no difference whether you are a staunch conservative or a progressive liberal…whether you fancy Rachel or Bill, Keith or Sean, you are no being informed, you are being entertained; they are pandering to their demographic.
So, does this mean you can’t watch Fox and friends over a latte or Morning Joe over coffee and toast? Not at all, but just remember what you are watching…it sure ain’t news…
