Gunman takes hostages. People take selfies

If the assassination of President Kennedy happened today, the Zapruder film would show people taking selfies.

What is it with people? Terrorism and tourism are going hand in hand.

Buzzfeed today notes that in Sydney, the scene outside the cafe where a gunman is holding an undetermined number of people, is almost as ugly as what’s going on inside.

To the tourists taking selfies outside the #SydneySiege – how would you like to be in that café? pic.twitter.com/Cc5bOysMjg

— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) December 15, 2014

Early this morning, five people escaped from inside the cafe.

Meanwhile, on CBS this morning, a former CIA deputy director said a similar incident will happen in the United States within the next year.