New York Times Reports Branson Tragedy
Branson, Missouri is widely known as one of the few places where families can come for good entertainment and attractions designed for everyone to enjoy. The Ducks have been one of those attractions for many years. It's a rough time for everyone involved and it seems to have stunned the community as well. This isn't something that Branson and its community is used to.

I was also quite saddenened and frustrated by the way some news entities decided to take advantage of the situation to push an agenda and stir up Social Justice Warriors over the incident. Instead of sticking to facts, they took opportunity to blow some facts out of proportion when families and the immediate community were still catching their breath from the horrifying event. There is a difference between bringing forth facts and simply being insesnitive to the people involved by spewing news that really isn't news just to get attention.
I was horrified to see that KY3 News decided to post a video taken from the cell phone of a person eating dinner on the Belle while taking video of the Duck in rough waters. Why would you do that to people that were in a situation suffering? Instead of sending this video to the authorities Jennier Carr decided to give this to the news so that they can broadcast it for the world to see! I also found the same video on Youtube. I don't think there could be anything more insensative than a person who uses something like this for anything other than to help the authorities figure out what occurred. All I can believe is that in some twisted way they thought they were helping the community. I would hate to think that they were just looking for attention. Either way, for KY3 to use it like this or for Ms. Carr to pass it on was insensative and selfish.
KY3 Speaks of Duck boat accidents as if they were continually neglegent
I heard a radio announcer talking about the tragedy and I appreciated some of the things he had to say. People want to get involved in tragedy in life. Everybody wants to do something. He mentioned that sometimes the best thing we can do is step back and realize there are professionals that are trained to handle the situation. It's true, maybe the best thing we can do until there is a better option for us is... nothing.

This is strictly an opinion piece, and your opinion matters as well. Please feel free to leave a comment below because your thoughts may spur something I need to think about as well. Regardless, I wanted to wait a bit and think about what I was going to say before I tried to touch a very sensative subject right now.
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