Tell me – what difference does it make that he was a Marine? If he had pitched hamburgers at McDonalds or worked in Sears it would never have been mentioned. Is there something special about having been in the military that makes journalists feel that it has to be mentioned – or is an excuse for his behavior?
Folks, this isn\’t that hard to figure out why him being an ex-marine is significant. A pencil-necked geek who announced he would go hiking alone through the wilderness would be a very different story.
Had the fellow been an accountant who regularly hiked the wilderness alone, the story would almost certianly have mentioned he was \”an expereinced hiker\”. Had he been through some sort of survival training, I am sure that would have been mentioned as well. Being a marine is certainly relevant to the story.
Not really. The fact that he was a highly trained, highly skilled U.S. Marine would have been relevant (or at least interesting) if he was actually dead (e.g., \”He was trained in survival techniques and died anyway.\”). He faked his death, however, so the fact that he has advanced knowledge and skill is simply not relevant.
Rob – You got the concept I was reaching for – I have seen this go on for years – it only serves to stigmatize members of a group that had no relevancy to what they did – the inference is there and that is enough to create the stereotypes of the ex-military being a bit unstable and whacky…
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Tell me – what difference does it make that he was a Marine? If he had pitched hamburgers at McDonalds or worked in Sears it would never have been mentioned. Is there something special about having been in the military that makes journalists feel that it has to be mentioned – or is an excuse for his behavior?
Associated Press… anti-military bias… hmmm…
MMMMMMMMM let\’s see. Ex-Marine. Dumb Stunt… maybe a connection???
Guessing you weren\’t force recon…
Folks, this isn\’t that hard to figure out why him being an ex-marine is significant. A pencil-necked geek who announced he would go hiking alone through the wilderness would be a very different story.
Had the fellow been an accountant who regularly hiked the wilderness alone, the story would almost certianly have mentioned he was \”an expereinced hiker\”. Had he been through some sort of survival training, I am sure that would have been mentioned as well. Being a marine is certainly relevant to the story.
Not really. The fact that he was a highly trained, highly skilled U.S. Marine would have been relevant (or at least interesting) if he was actually dead (e.g., \”He was trained in survival techniques and died anyway.\”). He faked his death, however, so the fact that he has advanced knowledge and skill is simply not relevant.
Rob – You got the concept I was reaching for – I have seen this go on for years – it only serves to stigmatize members of a group that had no relevancy to what they did – the inference is there and that is enough to create the stereotypes of the ex-military being a bit unstable and whacky…