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A lot of you probably remember the thread with this quote from Morgan Freeman about the shooting:
"You want to know why? This may sound cynical, but here's why. It's because of the way the media reports on 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."
My question is what do you think the media should do with situations like this? I agree with him about how the media turns them into celebrities. I remember when the kids who shot up columbine were on the cover of time magazine.
[Edited on 12.16.2012 5:54 AM PST]