Sunday, April 22, 2007

Media Massacre at Virginia Tech

It is not appropriate for the media to shed such light and publicity on the individual who perpetrated those crimes in the US (“Massacre with a multimedia edge” SMH 20/4).


We live in an “image is everything”( – to quote the Nike add) soaked world, and such overt displays create a distinct impression on similar disaffected people who, like most of us, feel some form of disconnect from modern society. Having this guy’s personal film diaries, and notebooks and other testaments of his anguish on public show turns him into a glorified You Tube sensation. Whether you like it or not it will attract admirers. Is this necessary?

The real story is how we (and more importantly the United States) collectively deal with mental illness and unbridled gun culture and the ongoing tragedies that are created from that marriage. Why not investigate that?

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