People pretend that televised tragedies are real when they use actors and etc, is because these tragedies can easily happen. For example a kidnappers kidnaps a child from a park, a unsupervised child can easily walk away because the parent is on their phone texting or scrolling on instagram. Basically the producers want to make awareness that the society should try to prevent these "Fake Tragedies" from happening.
He ordered barley because barley is used in producing beer and whisky and he wanted to drink alcohol because he liked it. He therefore changed one of the commandments from no animals shall drink to no animals shall drink to excess because it suits his needs. It's just one of the many commandments that he changed.
D due to people giving up some of their rights in exchange for protection from the government.
