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What message does this shutdown send to other potential rampage killers and sociopaths? You can shutdown society and have millions of people read your life stor
by john_w_t_b 13y ago
What message does this shutdown send to other potential rampage killers and sociopaths? You can shutdown society and have millions of people read your life story by committing one of these crimes. We should be treating these murderers more like internet trolls. Try to ignore their message and get them out of circulation as soon as possible.
- twistedpair 13y agoOf course you don't want to cower in fear and act terrorized. Yet, sending the message that any steps necessary to catch terrorists will be taken within reason is a powerful deterrent. You can't just fade into the shadows. The entire city will contribute to finding and neutralizing the threat.
- john_w_t_b 13y agoFor any crime, there's a risk-reward balance. On the risk side, many rampage killers are suicidal and don't seem to fear the consequences of law enforcement. We need to focus on taking away the reward for these crimes i.e. public attention.
- Evbn 13y agoYou assume without evidence that this act was a cry for attention, and not the more obvious attempt to hurt people.
- twistedpair 13y agoPrecisely. Hence it is rational for the public to carry out a manhunt to remove the threat.
- Evbn 13y agoIt tells them that if they pull a stunt like this in Boston, half a million people will cooperate to catch them and they won't escape. Good.