Perfect Proof the News Doesn't Care

I got so mad at a local news station the other day that I wanted to throw the remote at the TV.

During a commercial break for another show I had recorded, they showed a preview of the news, and the video was of a little girl playing in the park.

Then it flashed to the reporter, who stated the girl was like any other, except for one thing- she was fighting for her life.

Then she stated, "There's only one hope for her. Tune in at 10 to find out what it is".

At first I just thought it was weird, but then it made me angry. Why, if there is only one hope for this little girl, didn't they at least say what that hope was? Then, if someone possessed whatever would save this girl was watching, even if they hadn't planned on watching the news, they might have tuned in to find out how to put it to use. But instead, it just left without a mention of what could save her.

If the news was really interested in saving the girl's life, they could at least have given more information. Instead, they were simply worried about ratings and getting people to tune in later.

There's no doubt that our news programs have lost most of their integrity. But this went above and beyond a lack of integrity and borderlines on criminal.

Should this little girl die, and it is found out there was a viewer who saw that clip, yet failed to act, I think they should be charged with negligent homicide, at the very least.