You know we used to be a nation of respect and decorum. The media didn't chase celebrities down like foxes being hunted and respected basic privacy. The media was more responsible in reporting and was often active in attempting to make society safer.
For example, there have been cases where the media worked with the police in their responses and reaction to serial killers who communicated with newspapers or just in reporting things a certain way so as to cause a reaction in the monster.
It is time for some of that attitude now. We need to put people over profits. It is about morality and self-preservation.
Pretty much all these murderers are rage-filled, alienated, socially awkward or seriously mentally ill young men in their teens or twenties who feel insignificant and isolated. They feel this is the way to become famous, be "special", be powerful and to force everyone to hear them.
It's simple: Deny them their fame and their voice. Every single media outlet in America should agree to a pact to deny these creeps the "reward" they feel they get from this.
Do not name them.
Do not identify them.
Do not speak about their lives or backgrounds.
Do not call them macho-sounding things like "killer" or "gunman".
Do not plaster their photo across the airwaves or in newspapers like heroes.
Refer to to them as what they are: Murderers and cowards. Period.
I've said this many times before. I sincerely believe these mass murders would decline in frequency if that's what would happen.
