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Enough, already
Five years ago, 19 people died horribly in the trailer of a truck that was suppposed to take them to Houston. That was a tragedy of major proportions and highlighted the dangers faced by people sneaking into the country illegally. BUT, it was five years ago and the Advocate has been running stories about it for weeks now. You would think it was a breaking news event rather than a rehash of a five year old story. I believe a remembrance article on the anniversary is appropriate, but I don't understand front page stories for weeks. Is it a slow news cycle, or do newspapers have "sweeps weeks" like television stations? 1 comments from 1 users
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SmarteePantz
on Jul 27, 2008 at 12:43 PM
I guess I don't quite understand why people are upset that the anniversary of this terrible event is being remembered. There has been some focus on the persons who died, but it has mostly been about those first responders and other 'first person' type reports. Should we just ignore that their lives were forever changed by what they witnessed? If first responders are cutting a dead drunk out of a wrecked car, is he or she less impacted by that death? I don't think so. Is it possible to look at this without focus on what was legal or illegal? I'd like to think we could try. I have found it interesting to what these people have had to say about how they were affected. One can have empathy for what they have been through, without having to take a side in the immigration issue.
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