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> Doesn't this go against the ethics of reporting such extreme events, which empower people with mental health issues to "copy cat" in order to seek attention a
by maeil 2y ago
> Doesn't this go against the ethics of reporting such extreme events, which empower people with mental health issues to "copy cat" in order to seek attention and gain social status?[0]
These ethics are completely disregarded by the media when reporting on e.g. school shootings. They do not factor in whatsoever.
- libertine 2y agoWell, we don't know to what extent they factor it in. It would be interesting to see how it evolved throughout the years - but that's beyond the point: The ethics and the effects of it are there, and to have a murderer set the public agenda doesn't make much sense.