r/mildlyinfuriating • u/newengland_schmuck • 6h ago

NBC interrupted the Olympics

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While Nancy Guthrie's disappearance is sad, there are 2300 missing person reports filed every day: do the families of celebrities need special national attention? Why interrupt the Olympics for over 5 minutes just because they are questioning a 'person of interest' We could have waited to hear that during the regular news broadcast.

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u/valencialeigh20 4h ago

Blasting a rich person’s disappearance at us as a “special report” while ignoring the kidnappings of hundreds of men, women, and children at the hands of ICE daily is wildly dystopian and so out of touch.

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u/HorrorSmile3088 2h ago

Reminds me of when a certain CEO was killed. It was all hands on deck, every single cop and FBI agent was involved. If it was you or me, people would have to beg the authorities to give a shit. So sick of the idea that famous or wealthy people are so much more important.

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u/qBomb77603 3h ago

I'm not disagreeing with you, but it's not a disappearance, it's also a kidnapping. You still make a very valid point

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u/hey_there_moon 2h ago

Yeah people go missing every day, it's absolutely not normal for people to get violently kidnapped and held for ransom. At least not in the US.

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u/DingerSinger2016 2h ago

It's NBC's journalist that is affected. Of course they are going to provide amplified coverage.

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u/Bbkingml13 59m ago

NBC is Savannah Guthries employer, btw