As you all must know, Montreal was victim to some moron going in to a college and firing on innocents.
I’m not even going to begin to go into how these people are morons…but I want to talk about the media for a minute.
I hate how all we see today is pictures of the killer with his firearms. Yes, because THIS is what I want to see. A killer being idolized.
I can’t recall the specific details, but I’m pretty sure that when JFK was killed, the cover of TIME had his (supposed) killer on the front of it, not JFK.
Why are we intrigued by the killers and not the victims? Where’s the picture of the poor girl who lost her life yesterday? Granted, maybe that’s not the best route either…maybe the family doesn’t wish for their child’s face to be plastered over the media after she has been killed.
But at the very least, stop freakin’ publishing pictures of the killer flaunting his firearms like they’re his pride and joy. It’s an insult to everyone involved, and I also feel insulted that I have to see these pictures everytime I’m trying to get an update on the story.
Personally, it makes me sick to the stomach everytime I see a picture of this guy. Perhaps the media should forget about the killers and focus on the tragedy.
Ten bucks says someone out there can name me the individuals responsible for the Columbine Massacre but can’t name me one person who died innocently.
6 replies on “Stop Idolizing”
You’re absolutely right Palmer.
Amen!
All too often I see this time and time again working in the field of policing. I agree with you, it makes me sick to my stomach. The media I believe is partly responsible by giving these idiots their fifteen minutes of fame.
Doesn’t the media have a moral responsibility to the general public and victims?
To be fair, the victim did get a significant amount of coverage. She was on the cover of newspapers, the face of newscasts, etc.
But why do they examine the killer? Because people don’t understand, and they want to understand. Of course they jump at any hope of an explanation like violent music or video games or the internet… but the reason they want to know the killer is not to idolize him, but to understand how this could happen.
From – a member of the evil media 😉
I will admit that later on, the victim was shown through the media.
But the immediate day after, nothing. That’s what was driving me nuts.
However, you do bring up excellent points in how the populace wish to understand more…but a simple headshot of him would have sufficed. Not him aiming a firearm at us. 😉
I think the media has what they want in the end: they the biggest reaction from the public! It’s too bad that now days some media has different objectives, but it’s a reality that some of them wants «the scoop» and informing people only comes second…