When the Trayvon Martin case became a national story, I was quick to point out the necessity of waiting and seeing as the facts came to light. I lost a Facebook friend over this particular stance. But why is it that the “wait and see” opinion is so hard for people to grasp? Too often, in the court of public opinion, do we find ourselves trying criminal cases that are thrust into the national spotlight. The 24 Hour News Cycle feeds this obsession, turning all of us into wannabe Perry Mason’s overnight. We use whatever information is given to us to formulate our arguments, either on the side of the prosecution or the defense. We invest ourselves in our chosen side, and forget that there are real people on the other side of the television screen, who are dealing with actual grief, loss, sadness and anger. I didn’t understand this myself, until I lived through it. On Saint Patrick’s Day 2011, my 23 year-old nephew Clarence was stabbed in a fight in Syracuse. He died fr
Dear Mr. Wang, In June of 2008, my wife purchased a 32" Vizio Plasma television for me for Father's Day. Needless to say, I was very happy, having wanted to make the switch to HD and finally being able to do so. Our current television was over ten years old, so I was looking forward to a long relationship with this television and Vizio. Around December of 2009, I noticed some odd behavior from the television. It would flash on, and then off, and then on again. As though it were like a car having trouble turning over to start in cold weather. The problem was annoying in the beginning, and worsened over the last few weeks. Until tonight, when it refused to turn on at all. Once the holidays were over, I called technical support, to find out just what I could do to either fix the television myself, or what you could do to stand behind your product. The customer service agent, who was very polite, informed me that since my warranty had been expired, and that my wife hadn&#