12-01-2012, 08:40 PM
(12-01-2012, 08:29 PM)Duchess Wrote:
People are very quick to believe the worst.
That's true. In this case, it wouldn't surprise me if the Penn State scandal prompted school authorities and prosecutors to assume the very worst and run with it - guilty til proven innocent.
In terms of the general public, it surprises me on a daily basis how many people are highly susceptible to suggestion without facts (whether that suggestion is put out by the media, politicians, friends, internet postings...). The lack of critical thinking (or at least fact checking) is disturbing.