I don't know why yesterday's shooter did what he did. I'm more than a little worried that this guy is right in accusing the media of glamorizing the horror, encouraging others to join the fray. Look, do this and you'll get on TV!!Gun control laws aren't the problem. Please tell me, what's the current ideal body count to get CNN's patented 24-hour Bloodstained Hallway Coverage? Dead-end, no-life psychos all over America will want to be sure they've murdered enough innocent people to have their death in a hail of police gunfire properly glamorized. - Dave, Ontario
A note: AJS just told me that a woman he used to work with was the mother of one of the female students killed at Virginia Tech. My heart goes out to her.
Who wouldn't agree that the media loves a good story about violence? I turned on GMA this morning which I haven't done for, oh, a year. And was the headline? "Massacre at Virginia Tech." Yes, technically it was a massacre, but the motive in the headline was pure sensationalism. It's a real shame.
ReplyDeleteAnd condolences to your friend. How devastating for the families!
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