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Subject: Morgan Freeman's perspective: The Media

My legit Killtrocity

Camping like a 'mouth breather'
If Fed Ex and UPS merged into one company, would it be called Fed Up?

I don't want to start another account for a digital number that has no true value in ten years.

"You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here's why.

It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you know the name of a single *victim* of Columbine? Disturbed people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he'll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.

CNN's article says that if the body count "holds up", this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer's face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer's identity? None that I've seen yet. Because they don't sell. So congratulations, sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.

You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem. You can help by turning off the news."

While guns may be an issue, the media certainly doesn't help either.

  • 12.15.2012 6:43 PM PDT

I knew Hobbit was gonna suck.

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I read it in his voice in my head...
In all seriousness he is completely right.

  • 12.15.2012 6:46 PM PDT

My legit Killtrocity

Camping like a 'mouth breather'
If Fed Ex and UPS merged into one company, would it be called Fed Up?

I don't want to start another account for a digital number that has no true value in ten years.


Posted by: chronicaddict420
I read it in his voice in my head...
In all seriousness he is completely right.
I did too, and completely feel the same.

  • 12.15.2012 6:47 PM PDT

I prefer to be the man in a mask.

"Morgan Freeman why do you always show up when something needs explaining?"

  • 12.15.2012 6:47 PM PDT

In a time long past, the armies of the dark came again to the lands of men. Their leaders became known as the fallen lords, and their terrible sorcery was without equal in the west.
In 30 years they reduced the civilized nations into carrion and ash. Until the free city of Madrigal alone defined them. An army gathered there, and a desperate battle was joined against the fallen
Heros were born in the fire and bloodshed of the wars which followed and their names and deeds will never be forgotten

Someone on reddit confirmed this was fake

  • 12.15.2012 6:50 PM PDT

Posted by: iamironman4611
"Hello, I am Ring Moniter 666 John Cena".

I've seen this and I have doubts he actually said it, like that homophobia quote.

  • 12.15.2012 6:50 PM PDT

If we disagree, it's nothing personal, opinions are opinions.
Antagonizing me to build a false sense of worth is so damn cute.

Brighten your day with science.

Posted by: spartain ken 15
Someone on reddit confirmed this was fake

Posted by: spartain ken 15
Someone on reddit

>says someone confirmed it
>doesn't link jack -blam!-

  • 12.15.2012 6:51 PM PDT

wait

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  • 12.15.2012 6:56 PM PDT

From up here the city lights burn like a thousand miles of fire

who should we blame in situations like this?

  • 12.15.2012 7:07 PM PDT

Remember those times when we all had something better to be doing, but didn't do it? Those were good times. Gooood times

You no, I actually wrote a paper a few months back on 'are guns to blame'.

The news was in fact included, as it helped me tie in paranoia and later fear, anger and hatred.
Believe it or not, the News does in fact play a role in homicides.

  • 12.15.2012 7:08 PM PDT

"Living to smile, and not to succeed; smiling to inspire happiness, not to give the illusion you are happy; creativity and music to inspire smiling, which in turn inspires happiness; being nice to be happy, not for being perceived a good person."


Posted by: spartain ken 15
Someone on reddit confirmed this was fake
The point itself is absolutely legitimate, so why should it matter if it's by Freeman or not?

  • 12.15.2012 7:11 PM PDT


Posted by: Modern Designer
Screw freeman and his unrealistic views.
screw you and your stupid alts.

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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.

Posted by: DarkVader9494
"...You can help by turning off the news."

But isn't that statement in reply to a question from a news reporter and then shared/spread to millions of people by a news outlet?

  • 12.15.2012 7:12 PM PDT
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They call me graland.

It's for this reason that I refuse to use the name of the VT killer, or any other depraved maniac who massacres people for attention.

  • 12.15.2012 7:13 PM PDT

Pretty sure Reddit just proved this wasn't a comment from Freeman.

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The point is legitimate, regardless of whether or not Freeman said it.

  • 12.15.2012 7:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: Modern Designer
Screw freeman and his unrealistic views.
Why did I create you?

  • 12.15.2012 7:18 PM PDT

If we disagree, it's nothing personal, opinions are opinions.
Antagonizing me to build a false sense of worth is so damn cute.

Brighten your day with science.

Posted by: Morgan Freeman

-blam!- just got real.

  • 12.15.2012 7:18 PM PDT

The person who tweeted this doesn't have a star next to his name. Confirmed celebrities will have a star next to their name on twitter. This person didn't. It's fake.

  • 12.15.2012 7:19 PM PDT


Posted by: chronicaddict420
I read it in his voice in my head...
In all seriousness he is completely right.

  • 12.15.2012 7:20 PM PDT

If we disagree, it's nothing personal, opinions are opinions.
Antagonizing me to build a false sense of worth is so damn cute.

Brighten your day with science.

Posted by: Opt1mu5Pr1m3 15
Confirmed celebrities will have a star next to their name on twitter.

Pretty sure it's a blue checkmark.

  • 12.15.2012 7:20 PM PDT


Posted by: DarkSunnyboy1
Posted by: Opt1mu5Pr1m3 15
Confirmed celebrities will have a star next to their name on twitter.

Pretty sure it's a blue checkmark.


I haven't been on twitter for months. He still didn't have it next to his name. So it wasn't him saying it.

  • 12.15.2012 7:22 PM PDT

Hi I'm RT and I like to argue!

actually, never mind.

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  • 12.15.2012 7:29 PM PDT