A reality show stunt got way out of hand near Montevideo,
Uruguay on Friday. Hundreds of residents of one town were pulling on a train as part of a reality television show
fundraiser for a local hospital. They were tugging at an engine and two attached cars when several contestants fell and
were run over by the train. Seven were killed.The residents were competing in a program called, A Challenge to the Heart, where Uruguayan communities raise money for local charities by completing difficult tasks.
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3-18-2006 @ 1:27PM
A.S.H. said...
I think it's time to rent the Peter Finch movie, "Network." It's been decades since I've seen it, but I believe that television has become what this movie warned against. Reality shows keep upping the ante in the struggle for ratings, but at what cost? "We're mad as hell, and we're not going to take it anymore!"
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3-18-2006 @ 4:46PM
astrogirl said...
it might have been a reality show, but at least the motivation was better than the US ones. To help the community instead of for personal gain. But the loss of any life is tragic, no matter the circumstance.
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