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Exclusive | Audrey Hale manifesto a ‘blueprint on total destruction’ say pols, who claim FBI is stalling its release
Almost a month after Audrey Hale killed six at Covenant elementary school authorities have yet to release a motive or any of the writings seized from her home.nypost.com
Her writings are much too dangerous to be released.
From Link:
Metro Nashville Council Member Courtney Johnston confirmed to The Post the FBI has already ruled the manifesto would not be released in its entirety.
“What I was told is, her manifesto was a blueprint on total destruction, and it was so, so detailed at the level of what she had planned,” she said, when reached by phone.
“That document in the wrong person’s hands would be astronomically dangerous,” she added.
Johnston said “parts” of Hale’s writings would eventually come out, but added she feels “the vast, overwhelming majority of it,” presented too much of a danger to the public.
She added: “I personally don’t want to know the depths to which her psychosis reached … When I’m told by an MNPD high-ranking official that it keeps him up at night, I’m going to defer to that person in that agency that I don’t need to read that.”
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and a mall IIRC
From what I've read, the only people who are insisting the journals be released are politicians with an agenda that has nothing to do with this mass shooting.
I'm unclear on what that agenda might be.
Actually, the link I posted included a Rasmussen poll indicating that about 70 percent of people polled believe it should be released. I, myself, agree with that 70 percent. That said, I was one of those crazy conspiracy theorists who didn't believe the FBI and Congressional presentations on the Kennedy assassination. Some did. They smiled and trusted.
I've read the same, and also the possibility of a mall. I'm SO glad she was stopped before it went any further.
Yet, LE indicated that Hale harbored some type of resentment against the school.
I'll defer to law enforcement deciding what is in the best interest of public safety. iirc, the Kentucky shooter's agenda included proving how easy it was to obtain a gun. He was suicidal and so was Hale.
I think he massacred his bosses because he had been fired. The term "going postal" has been around for decades.
He had not been fired, that was an early rumor.I think he massacred his bosses because he had been fired. The term "going postal" has been around for decades.
The shocking murders which sparked the phrase 'going postal'
On this day in 1991, a US Postal worker committed a brutal murder spree that gave us the phrase 'going postal'. Read more to get the details.uk.news.yahoo.com
Officers identified the gunman as 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, who was an employee at Old National Bank on Main Street in Louisville and had recently received notice he was going to be fired,He had not been fired, that was an early rumor.
Louisville bank shooter's dad says Connor Sturgeon's brain will be checked for CTE: report
Louisville mass shooter Connor Sturgeon's brain will be checked for signs of CTE, his dad told a Kentucky news station after an attack on an Old National Bank.www.google.com
Honestly, I would be for that. Let's honor the victims and not mention, show or validate the perpetrators.I haven't seen anyone ask for the journals. I've seen requests for the "manifesto", which according to early reporting is about 2 to 3 pages. That said...I understand your viewpoint, respect it, but disagree with it.
Let's go further. There is a theory out there that national reporting on school shootings can cause copycats or contagion. I believe this is very possible:
After a mass shooting: Examining the role of media coverage
Is news coverage inspiring more mass shootings? Not necessarily, but with each incident comes complicated questions for journalists, says CU Boulder Professor Elizabeth Skewes.www.colorado.edu
If there's a chance that reporting does do that, is it best that it's not reported at all? If our goal is to stop any chance of causing social contagion or inspiring others, then it's probably best that nobody reports on these situations when the occur.
I'd suggest that surveillance footage, body cam footage and 911 calls should not be released either, if the concern is the inspiration of others with ill intent. These videos are graphic, raw and would be extremely inspiring for anyone dabbling with the thoughts of a mass shooting, IMHO. Frankly, there is zero reason to release any of this in any future cases except to satiate our curiosity or provide transparency.
If the shooter is dead and there will be no public trial, it's likely best that it is ignored and we move on if our concerns are actually about contagion and inspiration.
I'd also suggest that we need to censor those who wrote books or who have detailed videos and information on the internet regarding previous mass shootings. In almost every case I can think of, this type of information is a library card or a click away. IMHO
Ps. I don't think any of the above is how we should address this, but for those who indicate that the release of the 2 to 3 page writing of this shooter will be too negatively inspiring and dangerous..then I assume they would also agree with zero reporting, zero release of information and censorship of information of mass killings for all cases previous, current and in the future to prevent negative impact. If we really want to do "something" to prevent this phenomenon...we should not make it about one very small thing, but cover all bases for safety. Imho
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Unfortunately, it's too late. We already have pretty specific reporting on the Kentucky shooter's manifesto...and that happened a few weeks after this one.
