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Maybe don't go around posting pictures of the kid.
I couldn't believe that they released his name like that. Totally out of line by whatever department decided to do that.
Yes it’s odd, given how just before this that football player was shot in San Francisco by a 17 year old. There was a big to-do about will he be tried as an adult and they won’t release his name because he’s a minor. In this case they released his name right away and said he would be tried as an adult even though he’s only 14.
I think that was a rouge "tough guy" who decided to do it. It's not up to the police to decide how he gets tried.
It's on their Instagram.
don’t give him fame. don’t mention his name, don’t post his pic, try not to talk about numbers to turn it into a “high score”. he is anonymous
Absolutely. Adding infamy to this, or looking into their lives at all beyond the investigation only spurs on anyone who is on the edge for ruining their lives in exactly the same way. But.. the media will always aim for the shocking headlines that get the views. Still. I'm with you.
Just stumbled onto KimDracula the other day. Blew my mind. Their song "Make Me Famous" has the chorus;
"Celebrity status, Just for murdering people, Now doesnt it feel too familiar"
Such a fucked up world we live in. Especially America. I'm not sure the fame part of the equation is much of the motivation though, a mass shooting is more like a cry for help after all the shooter's previous cries for help have been ignored.