I wouldn't be surprised in the #Pulse shooter was "inspired" by the massive attention that the unhinged couple from San Bernardino got.
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Research is clear by now: the intense, sensationalized attention on faces and words of individual mass shooters is inspiring future ones.
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US mass killers show no coherent ideological pattern to individual motivations. One thinks he's "Joker"; another thinks he's waging "Jihad".
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How notoriety motivates mass killers. Don't put their faces, names and manifestos on loop. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/opinion/the-virginia-shooter-wanted-fame-lets-not-give-it-to-him.html …pic.twitter.com/pRVUfmQrow
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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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Don't put the face, name & manifestos of murderers on loop. Do focus on US mass-shooting chronic problem, join a Pride march, donate blood.
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Apt for today: Article on"deranged lone-wolf" irregulars inspired by ISIS. http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/12/23/the-islamic-states-deranged-irregulars-lone-wolf-terrorists-isis/ …pic.twitter.com/DiavpMjUDQ
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Los Angeles Lawyer
Fits with pattern; US mass-shooters obsessed with media coverage previous ones got. Next one is watching this one.https://twitter.com/TeddyDavisCNN/status/742044638383595520 …
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San Bernardino killers also "pledged" *after* the attack because their overtures to terrorists before were ignored.pic.twitter.com/POEQekXltP
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There is a large LGBT Syrian refugee community in Istanbul now, btw. First gay victims of ISIS were Syrians. Tried to flee but were trapped.
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Article on Istanbul's refugee gay community. Will we react to ISIS-inspired murder by blocking them from refuge?http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syrian-and-iraqi-members-of-lgbt-community-have-found-a-haven-of-sorts-in-istanbul-10453921.html …
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