tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post3340911176850683056..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: WSJ: "How To Stop (Future) Mass Shooters"Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67171974607025217262013-11-11T09:30:22.544-05:002013-11-11T09:30:22.544-05:00But if it doesn't dominate the news for weeks,...But if it doesn't dominate the news for weeks, how would they keep up the anti-gun propaganda? markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-11732525320571874392013-11-11T08:34:23.676-05:002013-11-11T08:34:23.676-05:00There was an NCIS episode that covered this nicely...There was an NCIS episode that covered this nicely...ah yes, "Murder 2.0", the CyberVid Killer.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-58108289051390444402013-11-11T00:05:49.457-05:002013-11-11T00:05:49.457-05:00Bingo, Dave H. It's not don't cover them ...Bingo, Dave H. It's not don't cover them -- but it doesn't have to dominate nation news for weeks, either.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-14878719721151472192013-11-10T22:20:56.213-05:002013-11-10T22:20:56.213-05:00Rob: I'm not sure what's being suggested i...Rob: I'm not sure what's being suggested is covering up a story, at least I hope not for the same reason you give. But broadcasting the helicopter footage of police storming a building while the suspect's name scrolls across the bottom of the screen as the network's expert drones on about the previous mass shooting every half hour on four different news channels is a LOT of publicity.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-53395030087498080072013-11-10T21:12:15.529-05:002013-11-10T21:12:15.529-05:00Very interesting article, thank you for bring it t...Very interesting article, thank you for bring it to my attention. <br /><br />I was surprised by the lack of correlation between mental illness and mass killings. <br /><br />I have to respectfully disagree with both you and Mr. Shulman regarding the coverage of these tragedies. Having the police and media cover up details of the crime is a little to close to pulling a Zumbo on the First Amendment. I believe in free speech but....<br /><br />I'm not sure a cover up would even work that well. In the absence of fact, rumor runs rampant. Look at all the conspiracy theories that inevitably crop up after each incident. <br /><br />Rob<br />RobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-68742719326272933502013-11-10T12:54:34.588-05:002013-11-10T12:54:34.588-05:00NJT: I don't know about murder sprees, but cop...NJT: I don't know about murder sprees, but copycat crimes do occur. After the Tylenol tampering of the early 1980s a number of other product poisonings occurred, or were attempted. I don't think it was people trying to emulate an anti-hero (the perp in the Tylenol case was never identified) so much as people thinking, "hey, I could get away with this!"<br />Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-69924655534195319522013-11-10T12:34:36.424-05:002013-11-10T12:34:36.424-05:00Anti-heroes... hmmm. When the cache of anti-heroe...Anti-heroes... hmmm. When the cache of anti-heroes go up in the greater culture, do murder sprees also increase as a correlation? New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-11346985953922871382013-11-10T12:06:33.647-05:002013-11-10T12:06:33.647-05:00Dean Ing wrote a book back in the 70s titles Soft ...Dean Ing wrote a book back in the 70s titles <i>Soft Targets</i> in which the same tactic was used against terrorists. The media kicked, of course, but it worked because it was promulgated by the FCC and media bigwigs. <br /><br />Can't see the media getting behind such a campaign today, unless they become targets of the violence, and doubtful even then.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.com