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22. I could not disagree more. Storm chasers such as Reed Timmer ...

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Tue May 21, 2013, 04:42 PM

May 2013

and others provide real-time eyes on the ground, which assist local news teams in providing residents with immediate and precisely localized warnings. Calling it "disaster porn" is misinformed, at best.
Disaster, or "storm porn" consists of every fucking network morning news show broadcasting live from the scene on the morning after, as their stars elbow each other out of the way in order to ask survivors questions like, "How do you feel?"

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Storm chasers - is it time for them to stop? [View all] hedgehog May 2013 OP

How are they having to deal with them? Walk away May 2013 #1

I've seen numerous videos taken by people in speeding cars looking at a hedgehog May 2013 #5

"Surprised that collisions haven't been reported." Daemonaquila May 2013 #12

Most of the storm chasers are far gone by the time the recovery is begun csziggy May 2013 #2

I still think that they can provide HappyMe May 2013 #3

If officials are assessing the damage, premium May 2013 #4

I don't see any reason to stop the storm-chasers who are meteorologists. winter is coming May 2013 #6

I agree that no cop is going to be going out there to ticket drivers hedgehog May 2013 #9

What would you do? premium May 2013 #14

Most of the meteorologists out there are conducting research. laundry_queen May 2013 #17

Believe it or not some chasers know more about tornados.... Logical May 2013 #10

this plus how many meteorologists are out there, enough to cover every cell loli phabay May 2013 #20

Nonsense. Daemonaquila May 2013 #7

If you have a link to where a storm chaser "got in the way" then maybe. Nye Bevan May 2013 #8

Most of our storm chasers are coordinating with the tv stations CBGLuthier May 2013 #11

There are two types of storm chasers - professionals and disaster tourists. GreenStormCloud May 2013 #13

+1 Blue_Tires May 2013 #15

The ones I see here in western NE and CO are not the looky loo types newfie11 May 2013 #16

No Bluenorthwest May 2013 #18

storm chasers are pretty much out of the way when the time comes to assess damage fishwax May 2013 #19

The pursuit of knowledge sometimes compels people to take extraordinary personal risks. Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #21

I could not disagree more. Storm chasers such as Reed Timmer ... 11 Bravo May 2013 #22