| Maris said: I think an additional issue here is that the media also glorifies the shooter. When something like this happens they give equal amount of spotlight to the shooter and the victims, and in some cases more. They should be treating these people like the dirt and scum that they are by ignoring them, instead of giving them insane amounts of attention bordering celebrity status that only gives other troubled people ideas of how to get the attention of the masses. The only thing that should matter in these tragedies are the victims. |
You mean, like, further bullying them? That's often the reason they started shooting people in the first place.
We need to highlight the shooters and make sure that people realize why they commited their crimes. If lack of love, attention, compassion, etc. is the reason, then people need to become aware of that so that they will be encouraged to treat others (especially those who they believe are in the risk zone) with more compassion.
Simply saying, "Fuck all these stupid shooters!" will not work as an effective way of discouraging future potential shooters from commiting these crimes. They will just say, "Well, fuck you too."
