You know what pisses me off about this whole ordeal? The media is doing exactly what that asshole wanted -- promoting his message on mass media and throwing his photographs all over the world
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i did not know that bob villa was cuban! you learn something new everyday.
what i want to know is, what happened to ethics in media? why should we put out his rants and raves and pictures? yes, the public has a right to know things, in this case, that the guy was bat shit crazy and there was pretty much NOTHING ANYONE could do to stop him. anyone who has be diagnoised as crazy can tell you that in order to feel better, YOU HAVE TO WANT IT! this guy didn't want it. we need to stop blaming things and our selves for his behavior. this is all his own doing! the media has a responsiblity to get info out and ppl will buy into ANYTHING, so why don't they do the right thing, and just show a simple picture and tell the truth about the matter: he was angry and crazy and there was nothing we could do about it.
but i'm still young enough and just fresh enough off my media classes to buy into these ideals still. i hope i keep them......
While I think it's obvious the guy was influenced by popular media, what with all the poses with weapons having similiarities to various different games and movies, I also think it's just bad journalism for them to write a sensationalistic report about how it was the media's fault for creating a killer.. Which is infact what they're perpetuating by running these constant comparisons and blame campaigns, while airing more and more about him in the light that he was bullied in school. I understand the public's right to know just why he did it, but laying in personal opinions in reports is going to lead to more troubles. One thing I think they haven't even picked up on, was Cho's references to the Columbine kids as matyrs, and expressing his actions would be to honor them. Then we think back, and what do you know, the media slammed them as evil and insane and all this, blaming their actions on every slightly offensive game or music or movie, effectively saying they were just stupid insane kids who couldn't do anything on their own. I
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what i want to know is, what happened to ethics in media? why should we put out his rants and raves and pictures? yes, the public has a right to know things, in this case, that the guy was bat shit crazy and there was pretty much NOTHING ANYONE could do to stop him. anyone who has be diagnoised as crazy can tell you that in order to feel better, YOU HAVE TO WANT IT! this guy didn't want it. we need to stop blaming things and our selves for his behavior. this is all his own doing! the media has a responsiblity to get info out and ppl will buy into ANYTHING, so why don't they do the right thing, and just show a simple picture and tell the truth about the matter: he was angry and crazy and there was nothing we could do about it.
but i'm still young enough and just fresh enough off my media classes to buy into these ideals still. i hope i keep them......
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