Humor in text is a tough gig . <| sep |> If there was no actual issue , then we shouldn ' t be wasting everyone ' s time with an a lmostcouldhavebeenbutwasn ' t type of story . It only makes people think life is that much more dangerous because they ' re exposed to news that has sensationalist words like bomb and terrorist and threat . And then that can lead to other second hand consequences within a society like , increasing racism , for instance . At the same time , we shouldn ' t be publicizing people who DO create mayhem because it just gives them attention and can make them infamous . Yes , it ' s relevant to cover the story if something happens were there injuries , what are the longterm consequences , whatever but we definitely do NOT need more stories about the crazy person that did this . In any case , we should be avoiding news that puts fear in people . otherwise , we ' d just be like the local news outlets in the states that make everyday seem like we ' re under constant threat and that ' s just sad .