I would suggest that the problem is that information, when disseminated by companies responsible for making a profit, becomes a commodity. As such, it needs to be appealing to consumers. Interview 50 people, pick the three who burst into tears, and you have yourself something more eye catching than "well, suppose I'll have to walk until the station's rebuilt, then".
I am not exactly sure which blubbering Americans you are talking about, but consider: PT Barnum didn't put normal looking people up on stage for the crowds to pay to see, and neither do broadcast companies.
None taken, so long as you go after those awful orientals next. I am confused why you associate us with Native Americans, since most of your dross killed most of them off, but that tangent seems like rhetorical chaff anyway.
My take on the whole accidental and potentially wrongful death thing is that in order to stop something awful from happening, due to not having enough information, government employees are making decisions quickly, and in some cases fatally, but still without enough information. Rather than erring on the side of caution for individual safety, they are erring on the side of group safety.
