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A few days ago, I was tearfully shown by my boyfriend's sister a photo of a tourist getting hid photo snapped, just as a low-flying plane becomes visible behind him. It explains that this pic was developed from a camera fpund amongst the rubble after the disasters, and that this picture was snapped seconds before the first plane hit the towers.
I took a look at "snopes.com" for the first time yesterday, because I'd been hearing about it a lot on this site and I am interested in urban legends, and saw that this picture was debunked. There are numerous things that point to it being a fake.
Now, I can't help but feel angry and sad. I love a good prank / urban legend as much as anyone else, possibly more. However, I find it disturbing that someone would go to the trouble of creating this picture and sending it out. I know that the "best" pranks prey on people's emotions and excitability, but I was more than a little grossed out by it all. It was wrenching enough seeing the picture and having even a shred of wondering if it was real or not, contemplating that, but it felt terrible all over again to know that it was made up. I don't really know how I should feel.
Sigh. I am just so tired of all this fear and anger.
I took a look at "snopes.com" for the first time yesterday, because I'd been hearing about it a lot on this site and I am interested in urban legends, and saw that this picture was debunked. There are numerous things that point to it being a fake.
Now, I can't help but feel angry and sad. I love a good prank / urban legend as much as anyone else, possibly more. However, I find it disturbing that someone would go to the trouble of creating this picture and sending it out. I know that the "best" pranks prey on people's emotions and excitability, but I was more than a little grossed out by it all. It was wrenching enough seeing the picture and having even a shred of wondering if it was real or not, contemplating that, but it felt terrible all over again to know that it was made up. I don't really know how I should feel.
Sigh. I am just so tired of all this fear and anger.