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Columbine High School
Littleton, CO 4/20/99
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 4/16/07
Sandy Hook Elementary
Newtown, CT 12/14/12
Whether you believe in gun control or any of the other debates going on right now in the media, the fact of the matter is that there is no denying that a cycle, a pattern of violence and tragedy exists in our nation.
We need to educate ourselves and communicate with one another. No, we will never fully rid ourselves of violence, but there must be some way, some measure to take in order to attempt to prevent another school massacre.
If not, even more black ribbons will be added, more tears will be shed and heartache will run rampant.
Littleton, CO 4/20/99
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 4/16/07
Sandy Hook Elementary
Newtown, CT 12/14/12
Whether you believe in gun control or any of the other debates going on right now in the media, the fact of the matter is that there is no denying that a cycle, a pattern of violence and tragedy exists in our nation.
We need to educate ourselves and communicate with one another. No, we will never fully rid ourselves of violence, but there must be some way, some measure to take in order to attempt to prevent another school massacre.
If not, even more black ribbons will be added, more tears will be shed and heartache will run rampant.
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Personally, I blame the media for these things happening so often. Every time, the media basically turns the shooter into a celebrity. So, the next schmuck that hates life (his and/or others) and wants to be remembered forever, finds a way to get a taboo gun and goes and tries to get as many deaths at his hands as possible, so that it'll be his name rattling around the nation for years afterward.
What should they do differently? Never use the killer's name. Never show the killer's picture. Never repeat any statement the killer makes before or after the shooting. Don't focus on the body count. Leave it between psychologists and criminologists who wish to figure out why the idiot snapped, instead of endless opinion pieces by vapid journalists.
Remember that dopey, poor attempt to be scary grin on the face of the dimwit that shot Senator Giffords? That was him hamming it up for the camera because he knew that picture was going to be all over the world in a few days. The media gave him everything he wanted to get out of that shooting. They made him a star. They made him a household name. They made him a hero, to himself, and to every other worthless sack of feces that would look at that coverage and think, "Maybe that could be me some day."
It may not eliminate the issue completely, but I'm fairly certain it'd make it less frequent.
What should they do differently? Never use the killer's name. Never show the killer's picture. Never repeat any statement the killer makes before or after the shooting. Don't focus on the body count. Leave it between psychologists and criminologists who wish to figure out why the idiot snapped, instead of endless opinion pieces by vapid journalists.
Remember that dopey, poor attempt to be scary grin on the face of the dimwit that shot Senator Giffords? That was him hamming it up for the camera because he knew that picture was going to be all over the world in a few days. The media gave him everything he wanted to get out of that shooting. They made him a star. They made him a household name. They made him a hero, to himself, and to every other worthless sack of feces that would look at that coverage and think, "Maybe that could be me some day."
It may not eliminate the issue completely, but I'm fairly certain it'd make it less frequent.