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This is quite chilling (and sadly all too common in sub-Saharan Africa). It has to be commended as brave journalism. It?s not everyday that you read an article on the BBC that ends in the words, ?Even if I die today, those involved will have been exposed.?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7523796.stm

It does rather suggest that most doom and gloom, the world's going to pot feelings are basically created and maintained by the press.

"ooh, if it (shot in the head, cute kid kidnapped (or whatever happened)) can happen in paradise....I could be next...nowhere is safe, so many murders in london...*"


And the press just have to keep rubbing the bruise. But then we obviously love to feel outraged and afraid or we wouldn't keep buying the damn papers and gasping "isn't it terrible"


Not to say it wasn't a terrible and senseless event, but you know, I didn't know them it doesn't affect me"


As it happens first stop on honeymoon is Antigua, but not that one.


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Although from reading the press it seems that the island?s murder rate has more than doubled over the last 5 years. Which I?m sure is of no small concern for the people who live there.


Knowing precisely nothing about political or social affairs on Antigua I can?t comment any further.

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