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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
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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.
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JustNik · 51-55, F
I don’t hold the media responsible. We as individuals move through this world and what it throws at us all day every day and how we react to that is on us. If you are that unhinged, the internet has a buffet of radicals happy to goad you to action. I agree the media should not give the perpetrators too much personal attention, but if we don’t understand just how bad this has gotten, we can’t care, and if we don’t care, we won’t engage in the long uphill battle of trying to make change. Even those who like to blame these things on mental health rather than guns don’t prioritize mental health or the root causes of its decline and at the same time think the solution is to create a war zone world where everyone just has to keep one-upping the guy who has them outgunned. I feel like news coverage here is a smaller contributor to the problem. 🤷‍♀️
@JustNik best
OldBrit · 61-69, M
@JustNik truth