Beheading & executions of todays world.

Scary Days?  After reading & watching the news everyday, it makes one think that the world is going crazy. . .   Is the violence in the world getting more extreme or is the availability of information just going so fast the news spreads across the globe at super fast speeds?

I actually don't think the world is getting anymore more worse then it always has been.  Mankind has always been cruel & inhumane, history proves that.

Now a terrorist group who calls themselves "ISIS" ( ISIS stands for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Now, as I write this let me explain.  The other day ISIS  beheaded American journalist James Foley.  Let us be clear, this is NOT the first beheading this group has done.  It's a common occurrence considering it has been one of the main forms of execution in that part of the world for thousands of years, (They still do "Death by Stoning").

The main reasons this news traveled so fast is:  

• This journalist was more famous then usual.
• A video of the actual beheading was taken (Yes, people are curious).
• The actual video was uploaded to the Internet, with direct copys uploaded to News media services.
• The Media was then made famous by news agencies.  (The speed it spread is mainly this reason).

Executions have been held since the dawn of mankind, and even today, almost all of the countries do it including the United States although its usually done here for some of the most horrific crimes.

I actually don't really think violence is getting any worse or at least statistics pretty much prove that, but only that the most horrid actions by man spread at a faster rate because bad news is what gives the media their power & otherwise who would look since we all want to see.  (Prime example is Car Crashes)  People always slow down to look at them, especially the bad ones usually are tough to get through from all the people looking as they drive by.

I have never been a big fan of hiding the truth, I believe totally in freedom of the press, and I'm actually glad some of this stuff makes us Americans here in the United States, go out of the country using caution since were very aware of what some of the other people want to do to us just for being Americans. 

Anyhow, I'm still thankful I'm an American-  I'm glad that we step in from time to time to help other countries but I wish we would more often.  If your an American, don't be scared of Terrorisim to the degree of making you want to crush our United States Constitution and bend it to suite terrorists or criminals.  We don't make deals with terrorists!  If we did then none of us would be safe.  

Take care of Each Other!-  CraZyCaT

Here's some interesting statistics for 2012 on Executions in the world we live in.