It is hard to be so close to something so terrible. I don't know anyone at Virginia Tech nor have I seen the campus. So many people here in Charlottesville have connections to that university. It is hard to understand a situation like this. It seems as though it is a movie, not reality.
There was a young man on tv who survived the columbine shooting, but lost his sister in it. He commented that the media always makes tragedies into a record. This tragedy is the worst shooting in the US or something like that. The young man said, "Records can be broken". Sadly, this one will be broken some day. It almost encourages others to want that title or record.
More focus should be placed on the victims. MSNBC has victims stories, but on the right column, photos of the shooter pointing his gun at the camera. How insensitive can the media get? Who cares about morals or ethics-- just make it a good story.
There was a young man on tv who survived the columbine shooting, but lost his sister in it. He commented that the media always makes tragedies into a record. This tragedy is the worst shooting in the US or something like that. The young man said, "Records can be broken". Sadly, this one will be broken some day. It almost encourages others to want that title or record.
More focus should be placed on the victims. MSNBC has victims stories, but on the right column, photos of the shooter pointing his gun at the camera. How insensitive can the media get? Who cares about morals or ethics-- just make it a good story.
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I agree. I just read a news article where one of the parents of one of the people killed was pleading with the media to focus on the lives of those killed instead of on the killer. Ever since they have had this all over the news there have been tons of reports all over the country of schools, universities, even whole school districts being shut down because of threats. After Columbine, the media still doesn't get it. This guy even referenced those Columbine shooters. He calls himself a martyr and wants to be an encouragement to others to follow in his footsteps. I'm sure they will.
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