There are some things media training can't fix

Like poor judgment. There was a story on A1 of the Globe and Mail over the weekend about the sharp rise in violent iPod related thefts. The story referenced the tragic case of a 22-year-old Ottawa man who was killed over an iPod on a city bus. The gist of the story was that many kids would rather fight than give up their iPods. The quote that stopped me in my tracks was from a 17-year-old teen, Christina McPherson, who said, "I'd rather be stabbed than give up my iPod." I like my gadgets as much as the next person (I'm a confessed blackberry and iPod addict), but I literally couldn't believe my eyes when i read this quote. I'm hoping that she uttered these words in a 17-year-old, angsty, Juno-like way, and not that her judgment is really this impaired. Either way, this quote is topping my list of 'worst media quotes of the year'.