Nobody likes to hear this but. These shooters are often motivated by posthumous infamy. Media coverage matters.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/opinion/the-virginia-shooter-wanted-fame-lets-not-give-it-to-him.html …
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US-style mass shootings are a chronic problem; intense focus on individualizing each incident helps further the cycle by inspiring copycats.
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This is so sad. We've given up on solutions but our wrong-headed response may well further this horrible cycle.pic.twitter.com/S7VYhyx8AF
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@evacide This is a copycat of San Bernardino, too. Islamic motivations. We'll see more of it before we come to our senses. :-(Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@inthehands And if you must report on them, don't call them "gunmen," call them "loonies." -
Yes. Wonderella worked this out in brilliant detail: http://nonadventures.com/2015/06/20/the-some-of-all-fears/ …
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@pomeranian99 how is this really possible to stop when so much of the news ecosystem is FB/Twitter shares? -
People can and do learn. ISIS beheadings almost never show up in my social media. People learned after first one.
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