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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
The media vilifies these shooters. It does not glorify them.
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Speaking logically, I would concur. However the perspective of these monsters is much different. They see "the glory" in obtaining fame, getting the "high score", heck there are those who received love letters. Interviews with the shooters that have been arrested speak specifically to the fame and score that they are trying to get/beat.
So when people question what we can do now, why is the media not stepping up to the plate and helping by minimizing the sensationalism? Suicides have been "downplayed" by the media when it was shown that it could help by doing so, so they have shown it is possible. They do not need a change in law to do so, they can self minimize. You could therefore argue that the media, by it own actions, are a contributory affect encouraging these shooters. Downplaying the reporting may not stop all shootings, but studies indicate that it may contribute. If that contribution means one less shooting, aren't the lives of those school kids and teachers (and the impact to their families) worth it?
My opinion is that if they eliminate the sensationalism, it impacts their ability to continue to push their agenda on eliminating the second amendment, by using the shootings to condemn the NRA. As the host of the videos pointed out, they hide behind the first amendment to attack the second, even at the cost of more children's lives.
How ironic is that?