@PapaLeo – I DO get what you’re saying. I feel the same way, and see the hypocrisy behind it. At the same time, it’s easier to control the occasional attention-seeking hounds than to control millions, so it’s a logistics thing that cannot be overlooked. To fight it, you’d have to retrofit media conglomerates and the public with ethics and a sense of morality. Not likely to happen! But we can dream, right? I’d like to see it, too.
We’ve also just recently started making these assholes accountable for the waste of manpower and equipment. It won’t curb EVERYBODY from trying it any more than jail time does, but it does stop most of them.
I’m giving you a GA for thoughtful input. It’s an excellent point.