On being preemptive

I was taking a walk on the cyberspace just now when I stumbled upon an interesting piece of news on the Onion News Network. The Onion News Network to those unfamiliar with it is a sort of parodical 'news agency' on the web. Here's a video on a 'Preemptive Memorial' constructed to honour those who are about to die in an imminent disaster. Take a look.


Preemptive Memorial Honors Future Victims Of Imminent Dam Disaster

Interesting innit? But looking at things that occurred recently in Malaysia, the scenario is pretty much the same as what was parodied in the video above. We wait for a disaster, then we act. We wait for the worst road accident in history, then we act on errand busses. We wait for a ferry to burn then only after that we do something about it. Who would agree with me that when that ferry burned, a huge sigh of relief was heard from the bus industry? Why shouldn't they be? Now the authorities are going after ferries pulak, so the busses can go back to its old ways. After the ferry incident, how many times do you hear, read or watch any news stories about busses?

We may have sent a man to space, but don't let that cloud your vision on the fucked up things that are still happening on terra firma.