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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

> 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? If we're talking about opinion pieces, sure. But when it comes to headlines, those are supposed to be a reasonably dispassionate reporting of facts. A fact is that a significant percentage of the population supported this killing. I don't remember where I saw that 60% number, but suppose it's only 10%, or 20%. That's still tens of millions of people, it should still be reported on, dispassionately and factually. If the newspaper decides it would be ethically wrong to have opinion pieces representing this section of the population, that's another matter. Personally, given that we've all been forced to listen to representatives from both sides for several decades on things like gay marriage, abortion, and so on, I think they should apply that rule in this case too and give opinions from both sides.

libertine 2y ago
> A fact is that a significant percentage of the population supported this killing. I don't remember where I saw that 60% number, but suppose it's only 10%, or 20%. That's still tens of millions of people, it should still be reported on, dispassionately and factually. This is a big claim to say a significant percentage of the population supported this murder, so we need to know how that source got those figures. I want to know about the extent of the study, and how they even phrased the question, after all, it could be the result of a poorly done study, if it's real at all. I think it's essential to find out where you saw this because you seem to believe in it, yet you don't recall a source or where you learned about it. These are usually signs of being the target of misinformation — it's the typical "I saw on social media that..." So before we continue this engagement, let us ground ourselves in reality, and I'll ask you to find the source of that study and share it here.

libertine 2y ago

> A fact is that a significant percentage of the population supported this killing. I don't remember where I saw that 60% number, but suppose it's only 10%, or 20%. That's still tens of millions of people, it should still be reported on, dispassionately and factually. This is a big claim to say a significant percentage of the population supported this murder, so we need to know how that source got those figures. I want to know about the extent of the study, and how they even phrased the question, after all, it could be the result of a poorly done study, if it's real at all. I think it's essential to find out where you saw this because you seem to believe in it, yet you don't recall a source or where you learned about it. These are usually signs of being the target of misinformation — it's the typical "I saw on social media that..." So before we continue this engagement, let us ground ourselves in reality, and I'll ask you to find the source of that study and share it here.