Well, it's one of those things where many many other people unfortunately WILL do the same thing today, and we won't hear a thing about it. :shrug:
That's exactly right. But anti-Disney bias has nothing to do with it. If a man walked up to the White House and committed suicide, it would be on the news. If a woman jumped in with the gators and GatorLand, it would be on the news. If a man walked into a courtroom and shot himself, it would be on the news.
On the other hand, for those hundreds of people who kill themselves in their own homes, it may make the local newspapers, but we won't hear about it nationwide.
It has not a thing to do with any kind of bias against Disney for a story like this to be reported. The fact of the matter is that hundreds or thousands of things like this occur everyday and we simply don't have the resources to report on all of them. So we have to have a way of prioritizing things in terms of big news and little news that isn't worth reporting. So anything that happens in a famous, well known place is automatically newsworthy. A suicide at DisneyLand is newsworthy. A suicide at a private residence is not...unless, of course, it is a well known individual. That's the other thing that determines if something makes news or not. If I fall and break my leg, no one cares and the nation will sleep well tonight not knowing a thing about it. But if the President falls and breaks his leg, it will be all over the news.
So if something happens to an ordinary Joe Blow in an average place, it won't make headlines.
If something happens to a famous person, or in a well known place, it will.
It's that simple. No conspiracy. No bias to bring down Disney or any other company. No sinister agenda by the big, evil media to tarnish anyone's reputation.
I know this is a little off topic, but I get so sick and tired of hearing the "it happens every day to hundreds of other people but it doesn't make news, so the media must be out to get Disney" drivel. Pathetic hogwash.
Back on topic, I'm sorry this happened, but he made his choice. I do feel for the family and friends of this person who are mourning the loss of a loved one...a loved one who apparently cared little about the loved ones whose hearts he broke by his selfish act.
