No Need to "Wine"
Alcohol is now available for members of Amazon Prime! Anybody over twenty-one can now purchase from a wide selection of beer, wine, and any other imaginable alcoholic beverages. Initially, this seems like excellent news, but what can this mean for addicts? Now, not only is alcohol more easily accessible for anybody, but it can also be distributed in unimaginable portions. As it becomes easier to abuse, the number of abusers will likely rise. Surely, nothing good can come from such an unhealthy addiction.
Now, there is one other possibility, the hopeful outcome.
As with video games, foods, and, sadly, people, the more easily accessible an item is, the fewer the general public wants it. It's all about scarcity; as a relatable example, think of prohibition. When alcoholic drinks were illegal, production increased drastically. Now that it can be purchased nearly everywhere, people may find less of a need for it... or so we can hope.
Now, there is one other possibility, the hopeful outcome.
As with video games, foods, and, sadly, people, the more easily accessible an item is, the fewer the general public wants it. It's all about scarcity; as a relatable example, think of prohibition. When alcoholic drinks were illegal, production increased drastically. Now that it can be purchased nearly everywhere, people may find less of a need for it... or so we can hope.
Autty R. Koblitz,
Editor
Former News Anchor Shoots Three Innocents
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| Two of the victims, seconds before the shootings: Alison Parker (Left) and Vicki Gardner (Right). |
On Wednesday, August 26th, 2015, two WDBJ Journalists, Alison Parker and Alan Ward, were fatally shot, along with their interviewee who was injured, by coworker Bryce Williams in Roanoke, Virginia at around 6:45 am. Parker and Ward were filming a live news report when Williams appeared in front of the three and shot Parker multiple times, though she tried to flee, he was successful in his attempt. Afterwards, he shot the interviewee but did not kill her; she is now in stable condition at a nearby hospital. He then proceeded to shoot the cameraman (Ward) multiple times; Ward fell to his death, but the camera was still rolling, and got a clear shot of Williams. Williams then fled the scene, and fatally shot himself after posting and tweeting about the video on social media and sending a suicide note to the WDBJ News Station.
What exactly would motivate him to commit such a gruesome act, and why did he film it? It turns out that he developed malice after he was fired from WDBJ, and was infuriated about the alleged remarks about his race and sexuality. He was fired because is performance as a journalist was below average and unacceptable. He also made claims that he was called a ‘monkey’ and was discriminated against, but these claims were not made until he was fired, and were investigated, but there was no evidence that such a thing happened.
There is already controversy surrounding the incident and no real outrage from social media regarding the victims. There have been claims that the shooter was a white man because his skin appeared to be white when it appeared on the camera while shooting Parker. People seem to think that the media is trying to cover up the story by making the black man go down for the crime. But ask yourself this… would there be much questioning if a white police officer (or a civilian white male) would have filmed himself shooting a black man and his hand appeared to be dark on camera? Or would people have gone with it and made excuses because it fit their agenda?
Tia D. Howard,
Editor
