BMW.... Does that name ring a bell somewhere?!! Offlate it has been talked about a lot in the Indian media ..... First being the judgement of the BMW hit and run case of '99. Then again in the past week it was in news for all the wrong reasons .... another hit n run case eventually resulting in casualty. If you thought that that was it, then you are wrong... Another accident involving BMW.
But what i cant understand is that in India there are thousands of accidents occuring day in and day out... I have no idea how many Marutis , Hyundais, Hondas , etc etc are involved in similar incidents and maybe even casualties in some cases. But these are not heard off on National Television.
Then how come these BMW incidents have made it to the Headlines / Breaking News category??? I have no idea. But the possibilities that i can think of can be :
1. Since these incidents are in quick succession with the high profile BMW hit n run case judgement , the media is trying to cash upon the issue since it is still very fresh in the viewer's memory.
2. Since a car like BMW is generally owned by the elite class of the society, all this publicity may be a means to bring them under the hands of law.
3. ..... Not finding any other sane enough reason .....U've got any??
Its high time media houses start reporting something more important, responsible, credible and liable instead of such issues to gain more viewership in this cut-throat competitive field of business!
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Let me first generalize. BMW owners = (almost always) elite class.
The media houses report stuff which boosts their TRP's - and what kind of stuff does that?
A big majority of the people are particularly fond of pulling the big guys down - they so badly want the successful, elite class to break a law, commit a crime etc - And when that happens, invariably the crowd erupts, the news channels and the print media rejoice. I guess we can attribute this entire thing to the mindset of the people more than anything else.. Thoughts?
@Pavan - Yes, i often wonder if people have lost the power of analysis and judgement to see what are the things that actually concern their lives. Instead they are bent upon pulling each other down and not in raising themselves high. Invariably the media houses are feeding them with such information and making hay.
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