The media bugs me

[botias]

It bugs me that some tragic deaths are national news, and while many more others, equally worthy, suffer and die unmourned. It bugs me that the media sensationalizes and lionizes mass murderers, resulting in copycat crimes. It's crazy that murder will get a someone's manifesto published, their suicide video watched by millions. I yearn for the day when no news outlet will publish the names, photos, or rants of killers, if not because of their own ethics and common sense, than because the public outrage would be tremendous. We don't need to 'search for answers'. Mass killers are mentally ill. Period.

Volunteer to mentor. Studies have shown again and again that a single supportive adult can make all the difference in a child's life.

Also, why is it that many of the same folks that think that drug laws are a failure, somehow think that gun laws will be a success? And vice versa.

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[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

Also, why is it that many of the same folks that think that drug laws are a failure, somehow think that gun laws will be a success? And vice versa.

Good point!

I tend to agree re: publicizing these bad guys. I saw on the news that they arrested someone else in the midwest for threatening a similar crime.

[botias.livejournal.com]

A lot of stuff about this situation makes me want to tear out my hair. :)

In an article about how the media can avoid inciting these incidents, it show how some tabloids posted giant face shots of the Aurora tweaker, with the body count in giant numbers. It looked like some sort of sports score. Horrible.