Mass Media's influence in political campaigning and other disgusting acts

[Buster's Uncle]

So we had another shooting.

Yesterday, the local news where I am covered the Sheriff's press conference, as he explained that he would not speak the name of the perpetrator, so as not to glorify him or inspire copycats.

After the segment the local newslady says "His name was __________"
Needless to say, I was 

Then last night, my wife tells me I was right and reads me stuff from ______'s social media, praising the shooter I complained about last time, and a couple of other recent ones.

Of course, it's not just the news media, it's also the President. He seems to see political opportunity where I see tragedy, and where feces heads see national recognition from the POTUS.

Thanks Obama!

You were doing so well until the end.

How do you expect people who don't like having so many murder tools in circulation to behave when these senseless instances of murder using said tools pop up?  I say he's been derelict in his duty as Our Leader anytime he hasn't made such a speech following such an incident.

[Rusty Edge]

So we had another shooting.

Yesterday, the local news where I am covered the Sheriff's press conference, as he explained that he would not speak the name of the perpetrator, so as not to glorify him or inspire copycats.

After the segment the local newslady says "His name was __________"
Needless to say, I was 

Then last night, my wife tells me I was right and reads me stuff from ______'s social media, praising the shooter I complained about last time, and a couple of other recent ones.

Of course, it's not just the news media, it's also the President. He seems to see political opportunity where I see tragedy, and where feces heads see national recognition from the POTUS.

Thanks Obama!

You were doing so well until the end.

How do you expect people who don't like having so many murder tools in circulation to behave when these senseless instances of murder using said tools pop up?  I say he's been derelict in his duty as Our Leader anytime he hasn't made such a speech following such an incident.

I guess if we agreed on everything we wouldn't learn much from reading each other, Buncle.   I'd be complaining if a Republican president were naming names and calling for an end of weapons free public places every time somebody got killed in one, too.

At least there is an emerging awareness and a glimmer of hope that people will leave names out in the future. Not the next time, but sometime soon after that.

[Buster's Uncle]

Oh, ALWAYS.  When I'm emperor of the universe, the first set of proclamations will NOT omit that absolutely NO ONE EVER becomes famous EVER for murder EVER, most especially senseless stranger murders of this sort that have become a TREND since the mid 90s.

We're very much on the same page about not empowering certain acts and people with naming.

[Yitzi]

Oh, ALWAYS.  When I'm emperor of the universe, the first set of proclamations will NOT omit that absolutely NO ONE EVER becomes famous EVER for murder EVER

Would this prohibit telling everyone all his most embarrassing and pathetic secrets?

[Buster's Uncle]

...Slandering and laughing at them without let or mercy -making them look stupid and pathetic and ridiculous- would be the second-most promising approach to putting a stop to it, IMAO.  Embarrassment is an insanely powerful social force...

[vonbach]

How do you expect people who don't like having so many murder tools in circulation to behave when these senseless instances of murder using said tools pop up?  I say he's been derelict in his duty as Our Leader anytime he hasn't made such a speech following such an incident.

You ever notice how these shootings seem to happen in places where they advertise "Gun free zones?"
Funny how they never seem to happen in places where they have open carry laws.

[Buster's Uncle]

...But too many people are dead to shame...

[vonbach]

This sort of thing is a great example of why gun control doesn't work.
The more the government tries to clamp down on guns the worse
crime gets.