CHICKEN LITTLE: "A WILDFIRE! A WILDFIRE!"

People in business are (usually) out to make money (some notable exceptions; when I worked for the Hawaii Heart Association, it was my job to SPEND money). So on television, the advertisments/teasers/leads are all designed to keep you glued to that station/channel so you then see the ads which are paying for the show.

I can understand and accept that.

What I CANNOT understand and/or accept is having a newsbroadcast ad at 8:30 p.m. saying - "Major Wildfire Threatens Bisbee - Story at 10 p.m." Listen, I LIVE sixteen miles from Bisbee, and that sixteen miles contains is a lot of empty land with fairly dry brush and sage grasses. So I sort of sat up and took notice... but then, of course, had to wait until 10 to find out more - which was their intention, obviously.

Turns out 55 acres of brush had burned the top of one of the canyons behind Old Bisbee. Now, to put this in perspective, most of our wildfires in Arizona cover THOUSANDS of acres. And the only reason the fire went on burning long enough for a newsteam to get down there was because the area was rugged enough that the fire department were only able to use only air-drops of retardent.

Yes, it was a fire. It affected people in Bisbee. But it is NOT FAIR to scare ME... especially at ten o'clock at night, after watching "Lost" and NOT having any ice cream to comfort-eat (you have to take all factors into consideration).

So - should I sue Channel 9 news for serious emotional distress and unfilled and unnessary caloric intake? And if so, does anyone know of a good lawyer?