Have we lost our sensitivity?
Saturday, August 4, 2007
For a blogger like me who keeps in mind the past week's news articles while blogging, this past week has been pretty eventful. Sania Mirza is on a winning streak and the papers are projecting as if she is going to defeat Maria Sharapova later today. Dr. Mohammad Haneef is back in India. And how can I not mention the high profile arrest of Sanjay Dutt? I have one key topic in mind. But I will go through many topics which are off the mark and finally land on the main topic.
Haneef is one lucky guy. He got all the support he wanted. He just knew the right people. But something which makes me just blink in admiration is Haneef's cousin-in-law, Imran Siddique. When he decided to go to Oz, The newspapers all said that he was a very influential person who had contacts in the right places. I was wondering what help it would be in a foreign country, but then I was wrong. It was like a swish of a magic wand and Haneef was cleared!! I really want to meet this guy and take a tip or two!! The Wall Street Journal has been bought by Rupert Murdoch but will not elaborate due to fear of losing readers before I begin my actual blog post.
So, now let the games begin! Earlier this week, Sanjay Dutt was arrested and sentenced to six years RI. The newspapers were flooded with photos of Dutt crying and hugging his sisters. Today, in the front page, there is a picture of Kafeel Ahmed's charred body. The news channels went to the extent of showing videos of Kafeel's parents crying and begging every one to leave them alone. Sanjay Dutt was mobbed by photographers even when he was getting on to the vehicle which would later take him to prison. These two may not be personifications of all good in the world but one must know where to draw the line. These snaps are not pretty ones which we would collect and keep for refreshing our memories twenty years later. They are pretty disturbing. Why should someone derive pleasure by seeing somebody else crying?
The media today has crossed all previously set barriers and are emerging to a new level where there is no respect for privacy, sentiments and ethics. This is certainly a bad sign for the country and its people. And Imran Siddique, if you are reading this, please give me your email ID and also a date for an appointment!
Haneef is one lucky guy. He got all the support he wanted. He just knew the right people. But something which makes me just blink in admiration is Haneef's cousin-in-law, Imran Siddique. When he decided to go to Oz, The newspapers all said that he was a very influential person who had contacts in the right places. I was wondering what help it would be in a foreign country, but then I was wrong. It was like a swish of a magic wand and Haneef was cleared!! I really want to meet this guy and take a tip or two!! The Wall Street Journal has been bought by Rupert Murdoch but will not elaborate due to fear of losing readers before I begin my actual blog post.
So, now let the games begin! Earlier this week, Sanjay Dutt was arrested and sentenced to six years RI. The newspapers were flooded with photos of Dutt crying and hugging his sisters. Today, in the front page, there is a picture of Kafeel Ahmed's charred body. The news channels went to the extent of showing videos of Kafeel's parents crying and begging every one to leave them alone. Sanjay Dutt was mobbed by photographers even when he was getting on to the vehicle which would later take him to prison. These two may not be personifications of all good in the world but one must know where to draw the line. These snaps are not pretty ones which we would collect and keep for refreshing our memories twenty years later. They are pretty disturbing. Why should someone derive pleasure by seeing somebody else crying?
The media today has crossed all previously set barriers and are emerging to a new level where there is no respect for privacy, sentiments and ethics. This is certainly a bad sign for the country and its people. And Imran Siddique, if you are reading this, please give me your email ID and also a date for an appointment!
1 Comments:
At August 4, 2007 at 10:43 AM ,
~Priya~ said...
I agree...media is giving no privacy to any one.
But isn't it also true that every person wants to know what's happening in the world today ?
Well, posting about the "currents events" does wonders to your blog !
Everyone feels like discussing ! ;)
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