I don't when or where you are reading this, but as I'm writing (July 7th 2010, North-East of England) a man called Raoul Moat is the most wanted man in the country, the nation is on full alert and the news is giving constant updates on the 'manhunt'. Apparently he got a bit annoyed and shot someone, understandable, but it's the way the news is going on about it that's starting to get up my nose. So, a rant is what we're all here for, so let's begin:
Bloody overblown nonsense on Raoul Moat. He doesn't exactly come across as the master criminal, but no, let's ask butchers, and bakers and other people that know nothing for the same reaction to the whole thing. Do they even know how he got the gun and how much ammo he has left? That would be useful information, wouldn't it?!
It's just to drive up the fear in people by taking it really seriously, blow it out of proportion, really dramatic news interfaces, ignore what experts have to say, because the news is about real people, so we talk to them. You're obviously not gonna get any great insight out of them. Let's ask a butcher: what do you think? Hmm, well I think we're just trying to get on really but it's not normal is it, we're a bit scared. (I wonder why that is, sky news, is it because you put the fear of god into people with your mile long line of SMG wielding armoured tribesmen searching for one man with handgun, presuming he's still got it, and presuming it's still got ammo.)
They've got everything they need and more.
Moat just got stressed, lost control, did an impulsive thing and ran, it's not like he covered his tracks, and they're looking for leads or he's already left the country or anything. Come on he's not bloody Hannibal Lector is he!
And it's no wonder that so many people just have the news on in the background, the picture's often bloody useless, some ugly bugger talking, or people standing around holding guns, looking like it's all very naughty what this bloke's been up to and that we all need to stand around getting angry about him, and get scared and stay indoors, even if you live miles away from the area he has to be. At best, you'll get updates that they've found a colleague of his that they're bringing in for questioning, then you'll get blurry, shaky footage taken from a distance, of a SWAT team escorting the man (that we can barely see anyway) with a pixelated out face. You may as well have shown us the latest poo known to have been had by the honourable Mr Moat, because it's just as interesting.
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