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Please consider not giving this person the online attention she sought as a result of her actions, and join me in flagging stories that dwell on her motives.
by idlewords 9y ago
Please consider not giving this person the online attention she sought as a result of her actions, and join me in flagging stories that dwell on her motives.
- Nuzzerino 9y agoGood luck with that. The cat's out of the bag, and this may be the shot that was heard round the world.
- chapill 9y agoPlease consider reading the guidelines of this site. I'm sure that dang is reading these.
- yakshaving_jgt 9y agoWould you have said the same thing about Mark Conditt? Or is there a difference? Should we talk about some murderers and not others? Was he a terrorist? Was she?
- idlewords 9y agoWe know that reporting on a killer's identity and motives in detail encourages ideation in others. I think it's fine to talk about these people, but context is important. In this case, it appears to be someone who was frustrated with a lack of social media attention; we should be careful in not rewarding her heinous act in a way that encourages a future shooter.
- Jesus_Jones 9y agoi think its more likely she was frustrated at losing payment, which could be completely separate from "social media attention".
- Trundle 9y agoShe was getting plenty of attention. She was not getting plenty of money.
- trophycase 9y agoIgnoring symptoms won't just magically fix the underlying problem