How responsible--or complicit--is the media in publicizing violent acts which are invariably imitated?

Poll - Total Votes: 25

The media should be tried along with the murderers

They do more harm than good

It's important to expose evil at any cost

You can only vote on one answer.

No wrong answers. What effect do you think having something like the Uvalde tragedy on the news and websites 24/7 has on fragile human psyches, some of whom are craving notoriety? You and I are probably repulsed by the footage of people running in terror from a lunatic, but I believe that video is appealing to far too many sick sociopathic individuals; they don't care HOW they get attention as long as they DO.

I think the media gets a pass on this, and I think it's wrong. No one seems to even THINK about it.

Don't forget that the media is NOT a public service; it is BIG BUSINESS, paid for by ad dollars from Big Pharma and corporations and car manufacturers.

Those of you who know me? Yes, I am indicting the very industry I work in. There are terrific people in TV, as well as cretins I wouldn't give you a nickel for.

Again, no wrong answers, tell me your opinions, please, without ad hominem attacks, those are subject to deletion.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

So here's the thing. Mass shootings are news, and should be reported. The problem as I see it is that as you say, the footage is attractive to other sick fucks who might be tempted to do the same thing. They also focus very much on the sick fucks who commit the crimes, which is what those people want. That makes the whole thing a balancing act, and for my money, if you're a journalist, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@LordShadowfire Should be reported, could be done in a more respectful way, except a lot of these people are misanthropic to the core, and I think it shows.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@uncalled4 Yeah, you can tell these people are numb to the suffering they've been reporting for so long.