Travis Barker critically injured in plane crash

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http://news.google.com/news?q=travi...=1&hl=en&sa=X&oi=news_group&resnum=1&ct=title

Drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM were critically injured in a plane crash that killed four others today.

One can say what they would like about Blink 182 -- I've never been a decided fan myself.

But to deny Barker's contribution to the world of music would be unjust. Aside from being, like any other person, an important facet of his childrens' and family's lives, Barker is one of the most talented percussionists of our generation.

Reports say Barker was burned from the waist down; I don't know if he had tattoos below this waist, but I would assume his tattoos are a sense of pride and identity for him.

He's expected to recover, as I understand. A slight twist of events and the world may have lost a talented man.
 

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Even worse, DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) has severe burns on his face and is (or was) undergoing surgery today. It's still common to die from infections after burns, so I really hope they both make it.
 

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I feel bad for both these guys and hope they recover.

My gripe that I'm going to write about is that why must news channels broadcast passerby footage of the crash-apparently one of the guys can be heard screaming for help and I think they said you could see him flailing around on fire. I wouldn't watch it so I'm just going by the intro the newcaster gave.

Sure the whole it's news as to why it was broadcast but I really don't want to watch a person possible dying and hear them screaming for help. I think too many news programs are getting sensationalized just for shock value.