Stories like this just prey on a morbid voyeurism humans have.

I didn't need to know this. Who does? Same with the earlier story about kittens being burned alive. I hardly view the world through rose-colored glasses, but I'd rather not be presented with unimaginably sick stories every day.

Now I'm going to bed with a heavy heart. Stuff like this eats at your soul.

Everyone needs to know this. Everyone needs to know when some idiot thinks they are good to drive, and kills someone elses loved one. I want people to remember these families and keep visions of them in their heads next time they think about getting behind a wheel slightly intoxicated.

Would you prefer we swept the accident under the rug? Would you prefer to never hear about this stuff? You are living in rose-colored glasses if you wish to never hear about this crap.

The world needs to know what kind of freaks/idiots live in it. The world needs to know that we have tons of sick/twisted people growing up/living amongst us.

i couldnt have said it better

It's the 'multimedial media'.

I remember my parents reading the paper in the morning and one of them would say 'Oh how terrible..'. It was reported short and matter-of-factly. Today we have 'eye witness reports', actors and entertainers instead of journalists, countless pictures and video. It's an industry of voyeurism, a freakshow.

There's no need to flood all media channels with detailed horror stories every-single-day. The shock method has an educational value of nearly zero. And clearly there's no need to hear about burnt kittens, shot or dropped dogs, etc. on a daily basis..

The video link doesn't work.

It didn't for me either, I thought the problem was on my side.. I got the address from the source code:

Are you guys using explorer?

That might be the case of why the embedding isn't working for you guys?

Yes

:(...

Ok, I agree that we need to learn about things like this, but what bothers me the most - and does every time I see one of these reports - is the manipulative way in which the producers of the show(s) chose to present the story.
That music, man...
I keep thinking that, at some point, there was some guy sitting by a keyboard and playing this stupid music while the producer of the show gave him pointers on how to do it so viewers would choke on their own tears as they watched...
It's demeaning to the victims and their families and it disgusts me.