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Well, I thought my conversation with you, Pappa Zit, was in respect, I guess you didnt see it the same way, thats fine. I am not indicting the entire media over this one instance. I cant indict the media as a whole, because there are many a responable journalist out there, mixed in, but in my opinion outweighed, by the ones who are irresponsable. What I am saying, is there is no need for people to start so mega huge protest, when common sense, rational discussion would prevail. Going around screaming in like 600 places in a coordinated effort to protest something isnt the best way, and the media will not cast the glowing words that the person seeks. In D/FW, we have had some railfans who tend to do things like walk oput into the middle of the Tower 55(100+ train per day), get caught, get arrested, make outrageous claims like they are cops, call the local media, media finds out the truth, media then says "these people could be terrorists". Alot of people tend to believe whatever the media tells them. We have had people walk onto the Saginaw Interlocker(75 trains per day), stand on the tracks, to take pictures, I call them into BNSF, buy the time BNSF is able to respond, offender is gone, but remaining railfans are questioned. It doesnt help when FTW Star Telegram is there trying to do a positive story on railfans. Those are just a few incidents. Again though, I dont believe we have a stellar reputation with the railroads or the media. I think many of us take the steps to better that rep, but there are some who will always , for lack of a better twerm, screw it up for the rest of us. Bad news sells, and the media knows that.
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