Now I have to prove the title of this page.
Everyday we see the news of the latest on a celebrity court case.
We see the latest on what some political player has done… or not.
We see some company complain about the over regulation or tax of them.
We see the stock market reports swing up or down and speculation on why.
We see the latest celebrity or former politician who died today.
Most of what we see or read has little to do with what really happened today that has any meaning in our lives that we really need to know to better navigate tomorrow.
It is no wonder there is a disconnect from the politicians to the people they represent.
People can be told what is important to them and they don’t seem to question it.
Before I started to wright this, I started to research the number of Americans murdered everyday.
I could not get a flat number. Only a percentage per 100,000 of population that would be hard for many to break down to get a real number.
So, to try to make it simple, I then wanted to know how many were murdered last year.
I was working with the best source for that information. The folks that are charged with keeping the record of it.
The FBI
It is not impossible to do but you must do work the average American is not able to do without a error.
Why can’t I just know the number of people murdered last year. It has to be a percentage of a percentage so that it looks smaller.
Look for yourself (this being the best representation I could find)
https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2014/crime-in-the-u.s.-2014/tables/table-4
News, I thought was to be a representation of the events that unfolded in the past 24 to 48 hours that would be most important to me or anyone for that matter.
We are presented only with what would make our blood boil or make us feel bad for a single child.
There are many more people getting hurt, ripped-off, murdered. We know not how many or how bad.
Why is it that Bill Cosby’s court Case is more important than a few of the same that nobody knows their names. The only difference is that the prosecutor is less likely to make mistakes or be able to railroad Bill Cosby’s case because of the media attention. While it is nice to know that nobody is above the law (so we think) in Bill Cosby’s case, it does nothing for the same kind of cases that happen all the time.
Don’t know about those ? Ask the FBI for some statistics on it.
Who really cares how many times Tiger Woods cheated on his wife and how does that warrant 12 minutes of a 30 minute news broadcast nearly everyday for months. Why is that any of my business. Not much else happened today… really ? Is it the most important thing that happened today ? Not the dozen products that were recalled today because they could poison someone.
Hey… I don’t want to be scared.
I would just like to know that there is a problem and be assured it is in capable hands dealing with it.
Someone is going to tell you what is important for your life and it is not you.
And most are not just buying it, they are married to it.
And if you are curious to the facts, you will be presented with charts and graphs that diminish the facts.
Don’t be alarmed,
Yes, there is a alternate reality for you. It is sanitized everywhere for your protection.
Did I make the title ?