I've been around for a good long time and I can tell you these mass shootings are new to America and only began 25 years or so ago. I feel much of what we're witnessing today can be squarely shouldered on the media..
In the back of our minds there's not one of us would like noting better than to understand why Adam Lanza planned and executed such a diabolical chain of events that will never be forgotten.
It's clear that Adam had some serious issues that either went undetected or perhaps a genetic flaw that predisposed him to this type of behavior. Teenagers thrive on attention and what better way to see yourself then on National Television.
Each time a shooting like this takes place the reporting media is like a sharks feeding frenzy. The sensationalize every aspect of the event and many times it's little more than shear speculation and often times wrong.
I feel the way the media reports these events had a lot to do with future shooting or evens of mass carnage. The media glorifies these shooters reporting their name, age, where they live, photos, and everything they can come up with. "Everyone will know me"
Of the last 3 shootings can you remember just 1 of the victims names? I can't....all I remember is:
Adam Lanza
Cho Seung-Hui
Dylan Klebold & Eric Harris
Perhaps if the media reported an incident focusing only on the victims rather than immortalizing and glorifying the killer there might just be fewer of these because there would be no spotlights for them, only the victims and sorrow for those that died....
