Since the subject was broached, I must admit I agree with Joe.

You notice that Joe did not censor the thread....he only commented about his feelings on its relevance.

I have been away for 3 days, and when I saw the title, I had basically the same opinion as Joe before I even opened it.

I know the horror of it compels some to comment, but there are SO many similar sad occurances...not all of which make the national news programs... that we could post. My feeling is that this story and its details are not 'important' as a single topic, as sad as it is to those directly affected and to that community.

There is a TV program which spends most of its time following these type of stories, which I simply will not look at...(what IS the name of that unpleasant woman who hypes these things for weeks?)

Anyway....I would hope that most of these could be avoided unless it affects some basic issue, instead of just noting another tragedy.

I would not advocate censorship....just restraint in deciding what counts as 'news' for this forum.