Drama Addicts

Last night in class the teacher got off on a tangent and started talking about how he was watching the news the other night and saw that they were going to play the 911 tape from some guy in San Diego who got stuck zooming down the road at 90 mph in his Prius. The teacher told us that he watched the entire hour of news waiting to hear the 911 call, because he "couldn't wait to hear this guy freaking out on the phone." I thought that was kind of weird that he'd admit to taking some enjoyment out of listening to someone panicking on the phone. It doesn't really appeal to me, but to each their own I suppose.

Then he went on to say that he was so disappointed because on the call the driver actually stayed really calm and composed. The part that just baffled me was when all these people in class started shouting out stuff like "Yeah! I heard that and I think he was totally faking it!" "He didn't sound scared enough for that to be real!" "He's just one of those freaks that wants attention!" "Something is very shady there, he sounded WAY too calm!" The whole time I just sat over in the corner staring at these people trying to process what was happening. Since when does someone have to be hyperventilating and freaking out on the phone to be taken seriously during a 911 call? I've been wondering if these people are so addicted to drama that they can't even fathom staying calm in a panicky situation? I don't know, I just thought it was really odd. Maybe this is why I get my news off the internet instead of the TV, I don't like the drama, I just want the facts.