perspective

CNN.com reported today that the U.S. has detained over 83,000 foreign people in the last four years. They talk some about torture and the fact that the great majority of these people are released soon after their capture. To me, this figure is greatly disturbing, and worthy of careful examination and serious treatment by the news media. But, I'll leave it to CNN to put it all in the right perspective:
"To put that in context, the capacity of the Washington Redskins' FedEx Field, the NFL's largest, is 91,704. The second largest, Giants Stadium, holds 80,242."
Am I the only one who thinks that this might not have been the most necessary or most appropriate factoid to include?