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    Ken Schram Commentary: No One Is To Blame

     

    July 19, 2005

     

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    SEATTLE - A 12 year old is dead. Who do you blame? Some people have been e-mailing me saying the parents are to blame: How could a 12 year old be out at midnight, shooting bottle rockets at cars on a busy road? (Read the original story here.) I won't go there. In their grief, those parents may end up blaming themselves, but as far as I can tell, they're the only ones with the right to do that. The Pierce County Prosecutor thinks he might want to blame the driver who got out his car to chase the kids. He's deciding if charges should be filed because, in an effort to get away, the 12 year old ran into traffic, was hit by a car and killed. Unless some extraordinary new information comes out, I don't think charges are called for. That driver only did what a lot of people would've done if someone was shooting bottle rockets at them. Some people actually want to blame the kid, saying he brought it all on himself. If that's what you think, I wish I could bluntly say what I think of you. Even with the expletives deleted, I hope you get what I mean. A 12 year old is dead. And when you get right down to it, no matter how hard some will try, there's really no one to blame. Want to share your thoughts with Ken Schram? You can e-mail him at kenschram@komo4news.com

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    TV For Nerds: NerdTV

     

    July 15, 2005

     

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    SEATTLE - If you're a fan of Bob Cringely's weekly column at pbs.org then you may already know about his latest venture: NerdTV. If not, or even if you are, then you will want to hear our live interview with the noted tech news pundit. Come September, Cringely plans to offer a new TV show that can only be seen by downloading each episode from the PBS servers. Click the audio link on this page to hear what it's all about. For more information: www.pbs.org/cringely/

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    Ken Schram Commentary: Read At Your Own Risk

     

    July 15, 2005

     

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    SEATTLE - It's inevitable. Soon there will be warning labels on everything. That's because there are so-called watch-dog groups who've determined that we are, by and large, a nation of morons. Take the Center for Science in the Public Interest, for example. This bunch of do-gooders is pushing for labels on soft drinks. I imagine they'd read something along the line of "Warning: Drinking soda might make you fat." Rather than ridicule this latest effort to protect us from ourselves, I've decided to jump on the bandwagon. I figure it's time to use warning labels for the stuff that really needs 'em. First off, I want warning labels temporarily tattooed on the foreheads of any and all political candidates: "Caution: Elect at your own risk!" I think there should be warning labels on guns and bullets: "People may kill people, but most often use these to do it." I think radios should come with warnings about KVI. For that matter, my commentaries should come with an alert: "Warning: Bombastic; frequently rude and sometimes crude!" And I think everyone would agree: A warning on lima beans: "To be eaten only in the event of starvation." Ultimately, even warning labels will have to have warning labels on them, telling us: "Will make you feel like the moron that others think you are."

    Want to share your thoughts with Ken Schram? You can e-mail him at kenschram@komo4news.com

    What do you think?