And latest Barbaro update

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Originally Posted by boldruler

No they won't. The casual public watches for 2 minutes and then turns the channel. They don't understand types of injuries or anything like that. What are the odds of that happening anyway? This is 2006, people understand that money runs everything.

Bold...that WAS true before Barbaro....now I get all of my friends and aquaintances asking me, albiet every once in a while , how Barbaro is doing.
Most of them realize that this is somewhat unusual that that money is probably the reason that he's still with us.
But my point is NBC kept their cameras on him SO LONG that the casual watcher is now aware of the sport's casualties/injuries. Some of my friends refuse to watch now but like I said, my friends who dont watch often want to know what has become of him.

It was terrible... your right the camera's stayed on him for toooo long... JJ told them to get the camera off him... then again at the barn they were trying to get pics.. JJ and me got security to bring screens and we held them with the guards... they don't realize (or care to I guess) the negative impact...

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Samm

It was terrible... your right the camera's stayed on him for toooo long... JJ told them to get the camera off him... then again at the barn they were trying to get pics.. JJ and me got security to bring screens and we held them with the guards... they don't realize (or care to I guess) the negative impact...

Samm,
I'm totally with you.
Unfortunately, tragedy and gore sells...sad but true. How many times did we see Princess Diana's car? How many times did we see a replay of a NASCAR crash that claimed a human life?
MY hopes and prayers are with Barbaro. Thanks for your efforts to spare us the horrid sight. There certainly have been more than enough replays of Prado pulling him up as quickly as he could.
DTS

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Samm,
I'm totally with you.
Unfortunately, tragedy and gore sells...sad but true. How many times did we see Princess Diana's car? How many times did we see a replay of a NASCAR crash that claimed a human life?
MY hopes and prayers are with Barbaro. Thanks for your efforts to spare us the horrid sight. There certainly have been more than enough replays of Prado pulling him up as quickly as he could.
DTS

I'm sorry you had to deal with that, too, Samm. It does seem like the media can be the biggest rubberneckers when tragedy hits, doesn't it? But I guess if people didn't watch it, they wouldn't show it. Vicious cycle.

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Originally Posted by Samm

It was terrible... your right the camera's stayed on him for toooo long... JJ told them to get the camera off him... then again at the barn they were trying to get pics.. JJ and me got security to bring screens and we held them with the guards... they don't realize (or care to I guess) the negative impact...

As soon as the broadcast was over and the shock wore off....i sat in horror...
disgusted with myself. I remember telling a lady at work who has 2 young teen girls and a 6 year old boy who LOVES sports to watch the race....they just may be seeing history. I know her girls liked horses a little but the boy was looking forward to the race. I actually got a lot of people watching races over the last 3 years. I know its not my fault but I was horified.