# People who get off on tragedy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-get-off-on-tragedy/656244>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 20, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-get-off-on-tragedy/656244 "2013-04-20T19:11:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-get-off-on-tragedy/656244/41 "2013-04-23T18:25:14Z")

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Rubbernecking at the crash on the side of the road, or the fresh kill of the lions is part of our animal nature.

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**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-get-off-on-tragedy/656244/42 "2013-04-23T18:44:59Z")

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The whole CNN website is like that; every tiny tidbit is breaking news. Lately they post “what if” headlines. Horrible. My mom cries when there is tragic news (e.g. the 8-year old boy) and she is sobbing. I tell her not to watch it, it is sad but the news over sensationalizes it to the extreme.

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