When troubled kids want to go, they want to go out with the whole country knowing their issues.
It's a feedback loop.
This is part of. Treating killers like celebrities
By reporting the news?
And focusing on their personal lives, catching up on what they're up to a decade later, and releasing their manifestos/autobiographies so the public could read it.
So we treat them like any newsworthy person?
Did we have an epidemic of Jeffrey Dahmer copycats after his arrest? Are Hitler and Stalin wannabes out of control because of how much info is out there on WW2?
lol why are you trolling like this? We don't need to report on every personal detail like what were his favorite movies as a kid or share their autobiography for murderers. They shouldn't be this newsworthy. It's exactly your attitudes like this that contributes to the problem. And yes, the popularity of Jeffrey Dahmer and all those serial killers that basically became historical figures contributes to the US's culture of violence. Most other countries don't give nearly as much of a shit for them. World leaders are a different story because they actually are historical figures but yes, obviously they influence people who know about them. Look at how many neo-nazis and stalin supporting communists there still are.
So are you saying that those who forget history won't repeat it? I don't think there is any such thing as too much information and I think it is a crock of shit to blame shooters on the media. There are tons of non-violent ways to get noticed. These fuckers are timebombs regardless of how much news coverage we give shootings. ---
