>> Curiously, a lot of people seem to think that news has to be factually
>> accurate - by law or something. And that we have these "journalistic
>> freedom" laws to protect the public by allowing news media to bring
>> important matters to public attention.
>>
>> But... er... last time I checked, the media can print absolutely
>> anything that will sell copies. In other words, MAKE MONEY. So... um...
>> am I being dense or something?

Last time I checked they weren't allowed to print defamatory content.

> As I might have mentioned before your trip, millions of people live in
> the US and don't get murdered every day.  "Surviving" here is not like
> entering a war zone.
>
> And I say that as someone who thinks that the gun fetish in this country
> is out of hand.

We get fed articles like this over here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34424385

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