1 Killed in Shootings at Virginia Tech

[Buttonz]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

I get a sense that crazy guys like this want to top the previous killings and the 100% news saturation contributes to this obsession, I think.

I forget what channel I was watching, but someone mentioned this. The way the media keeps on referring to this as the "biggest shooting in history" is gonna make some nut job want to try to top it.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by Buttonz

I forget what channel I was watching, but someone mentioned this. The way the media keeps on referring to this as the "biggest shooting in history" is gonna make some nut job want to try to top it.

Right. And yet they continue to run it as a constant story, despite how obvious it must be to them when they get a freaking video tape from the killer!!! At that point, they are clearly part of the problem, it seems to me. He imagines what you will do with his recordings; he incorporates you into the act. But they are actually airing the tape and linking the video on the websites with apparently a complete lack of self awareness.

Sensationalism is not news.

I hate the media so.

[cutie_cat_4ever]

Originally Posted by Buttonz

I forget what channel I was watching, but someone mentioned this. The way the media keeps on referring to this as the "biggest shooting in history" is gonna make some nut job want to try to top it.

I think I watched it on Dateline last night and it was this one guy was it? That said we shouldn't call this the biggest shooting in history because it means that someone has to break this record and it's not suppose to be a record to break.

I agree with what Alphagamuga saying about the media coverage. After the incident a lot of schools have rumored to receive bomb threats and all sorts of. My fear is that some copy cat may try to top this horrible incident.

And now they just came out with the video...I don't think I could bear to watch it...