A plane with over 200 people on board has been missing for two weeks. News reports today say that it has crashed and that there are no survivors. My heart goes out to the family and friends of the passengers and crew of MH 370.

It is a terrible tragedy. But there is something worse off than this. And that is what we have become. A couple of days after the aircraft disappeared, there was speculation regarding what could have gone wrong. Theories ranging from hijacking to alien abductions. Without a shred of evidence, news agencies and "experts" were making allegations about passengers' mental health and intent. The pilot and other crew on board were not spared either. I find that deeply disturbing. Yes, one tends to wonder what could have gone wrong in the face of such a mysterious disappearance. But making assumptions in the public sphere..tainting people's characters with such ease... What a sorry state to be in! In all probability, the crew and the people on board would have tried their very best to survive...to escape the fate that awaited them. But it seems as though sensationalism wins at the cost of sensitivity. What fun is it to imagine that a technical flaw occurred and the plane went down despite the pilot's best efforts? Nah! Sounds so much more exciting when you hint at sabotage. Ugh! Where is our decency? Our ability to face uncertainty by giving a little benefit of doubt!