Civilization vs The Wild Part 2

          I've found that kids aren't the only ones that share this fear. I've also heard adults voice their concerns about going into the wilderness. I remember in one of my college classes a teacher of mine told the class that she would never go camping in the woods and thought that people who did so were crazy because that's where all the killers are. "Is this lady serious?" I thought to myself "Clearly someone has been watching too many horror movies." What made her statement even better was that there were actually people in the audience that agreed with her.
          In another course I took, a kid sitting next to me made the comment that he would never go into the wild because it is dangerous. Just for the sake of starting a friendly argument I decided to speak up. "What are you talking about?" I asked "Just what exactly do you think is going to happen to you if you go in the wild?" He than started naming off different animals that could attack you while there. I'm pretty sure that some of the animals he mentioned aren't even located in the US, unless of course you happen to see them at the zoo.
          I than asked him how often he's heard of someone getting attacked by an animal in the wild. After getting his answer I than asked how often he's heard of people getting attacked by other people in society. I than went on to say that I think the reason the wild gets a bad rap is because of movies, overreactive imaginations, and media hype.
          When I say media hype, I am referring the over exaggeration of the troubles that befall people in the wild. When a case does come up where a person gets attacked by an animal or injured in the wild, they make it sound like the worst thing possible. Allow me to give you an example of what I'm talking about. Let's say an anchor comes on the TV and presents the news to you like this (Please be aware that I am making this all up to make a point)
          "In todays news two people were shot and killed for their jewelry while walking down the street, after that a group of teens murdered an elderly man, also a woman was beaten to death in her apartment for cheating on her husband, not too far from there a local food store was robbed and two people were taken hostage, while three others were killed. Now in our most horrifying story of the day, a group of hikers in the woods just outside the city had their picnic destroyed when a bear decided to interrupt them. Fortunately, the bear was only after there food, so after it grabbed a sandwich out of there hands it ran back into the woods. The group suffered some minor cut's from branches when they went running for help. The police have taken immediate action and are banning anyone from entering the woods until the bear is found." turns to co-anchor "Wow, that must be scary having a dangerous animal like that so close. I think the safe thing to do would be to stay out of the woods for at least two weeks just to make sure everything is OK." I swear, it is unbelievable how people react.