[Buttonz]

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Originally Posted by Buttonz

Nothing wrong at all with all of theme covering it, but do the pictures of the killer holding guns, etc have to be shown????


I'm not saying it's right, but the media has the right to do it. Anything controversial sells. (or gets ratings)

Personally I think that the media should not have shown the pictures, or clips of the video tape. That stuff could have easily been found on the internet for people who really wanted to see it.

Unfortunately, that's not my call.

Like someone said earlier - I think it was Denise_DPhiE or Heather, the media just focuses on the 'big story of the moment'.... I don't know about your area, but I haven't heard much about Anna Nicole, Britney, or any of the other huge controversial stories that were the topic of every newscast even if it was just repeat info.

I agree with what your saying...which is more or less what I've been saying.

No, I haven't heard a work about Anna Nicole or Britney up here either.

Originally Posted by ssuchidelt

In response to people trying to place blame on police, the school and anyone else they can find a finger to point at is terrible. No one except the man who pulled the trigger is to blame. No one forced him physically to pull that trigger and take 30+ lives, it was him and only him.

No one knows exactly how they will react in a time of crisis, and to call the police cowards and so forth is completely uncalled for. Those police officers, EMTs, and school officials, regardless of what we saw or heard on television, risked their lives that day and did the best they could to protect and save as many lives as possible. It's unfair to criticize what you've seen or heard with out having actually been there. It was a terrible scene and no doubt adrenaline, and fear ran rampant.

I think instead of criticizing and focusing so heavily on what happened, which we can't change, we should focus on how we can prevent such a tragedy from occuring again.

Agreed 100%