Paddy Chayefsky Rolls in His Grave

What happened to two news choppers covering a car chase in Phoenix on Friday: 

Four people died.  Following the crash the other news choppers immediately swooped in to film the aftermath, and the local televisions stations, whose employees had just died a fiery death, immediately and repeatedly aired the last video footage from the two choppers, including the shouts and screams of the dying men.  All of the footage was immediately picked up and transmitted over national video services and broadcast on the cable stations, and on all the major network outlets at the usual hour. 

But hey, at least they died for entertain- er, I mean the news!  Yeah, that's it -- the news.  <cof>

Published Saturday, July 28, 2007 3:01 PM by Pat
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Comments

# re: Paddy Chayefsky Rolls in His Grave@ Sunday, July 29, 2007 6:02 PM

I know, this is just so stupid.  And they're talking about tacking on a manslaughter rap to the guy the cops were chasing, which is totally unfair.  He's an ass and deserves to be prosecuted for his original crime, but really...And you know, these helicoptor "chases" will continue.  I certainly don't make a decision to watch or not watch the local news shows based on stuff like this.  In fact, I have sworn off local news unless there's a hurricane a-comin'.  Feh.

by Jill