Sitting in a class of nearly 60...with the lights dimmed to allow for better viewing of the presentation in progress, i watched Saddam Hussein being hanged for the umpteenth time. I could hear the comments from the back: "There he goes again with the video" and i could just feel the loathsome looks being given (trust me..my intuition and gut feeling work like crazy).
But i ignored them.
A friend of mine asked me a few months back: "dude, why DO you see these gory videos of people killing other people. i mean where's the fun in that?"
Let me emphasise that i derive absolutely NO fun in this. The videos portray the truth and for people who rather enjoy life in manipal (which is, by the way, a matrix like blanket...built to protect you from the harsh real world), I dont give a shit. Sure, enjoy your time at Press cart or TC...why should you think about the 2 year old afghani kid who was killed in pakistan because of millitants. Oh and by the way, the kid had NOTHING whatsoever to do with the war.


So if you think that what I feel for and do about is something that you'd rather not watch then close ur eyes. but remember this...as journalists...if we close our eyes to the truth, then we might as well have shot the kid ourselves.