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Originally Posted by cswett5234
It seems like the shooters all want their 15-minutes of fame and the media caters to them. First thing they do is to interview all his friends, family, classmates, we learn about his interests, social media posts, red flags that were missed, where he lives, his manifesto if he had one...MAKES THEM FAMOUS!
STOP IT! Just say there was an unidentified shooter and keep him anonymous until it's time for their trial (or identifying their body).
(putting my soapbox away now, thanks for listening to my rant, I feel better)
Clint
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PREE---cisely! It has been demonstrated time and again that the majority of these shootings are copycat.
And man! Are those AR-15s SCARY lookin'! You tote one of those into a school and you're gonna get INSTANT respect, not to mention your name and face on every major news medium in the country for at LEAST two weeks. Gotta use the gun that is getting the most negative attention to guarantee that type of "coverage".
So go ahead, media. Pour on the breathless outrage and over-the-top hysteria. Motivate even more of these loonytune kids to do the same thing. Because that is EXACTLY what is happening.