Someone explain to me the point of showing the VA Tech killers video? Looks to me it was revealed for entertainment factor. Makes me sick to my stomach...
There was a psychiatrist on Good Morning America that shot down the networks for showing it. I don't blame him. Kids don't need to see that.
I dont see what the big deal is? I mean, its a reality, it happend, you cant change that now. The kids see much worse on the news, in movies or on TV. I understand that it's more personal to them, ...
Yeah, but I think they should limit it to just talking about it. Showing a psycho rant in a video is the same as showing a kid a movie about a serial killer that is graphic. At least thats the wa...
i don't know about there but here we've always been exposed to things like that on the news. I can see your point tho. they do show WAY too much & they live for exposing someone else's misfortune...
Yeah. I just can't remember anything recently like that. I was shocked they put it on.
i was like in high school still, i think, when they were showing this standoff and the guy turned and shot himself....live on the news.
wait wait wait... ok, so i looked at the news coverage. How is this disturbing? I mean yes, the guy is obviously crazy, but he doesnt SAY anything thats particularly disturbing or DO anything that horrible.
Should little kids follow this coverage? I dont see why they should, there isnt anything in that footage that they can learn from. I think this will def put a scare in everyones minds of how serious mental illness is and how lax some of the schools are with providing care for those that need it.
it's not disturbing, but i don't think kids need to see it over and over either. the only problem i have with it is the copycat factor. by showing this loser's "manifesto," by giving him so much air-time, by making him a rockstar, you're showing that if you kill people you'll get on TV, you'll get noticed, your case will be scrutinized, and everyone will talk about you after you've killed yourself. mentally ill people love the sound of that, especially if they have something they think needs to be said.
now, i wouldn't call this thing he did a manifesto. he sent out a press kit! he didn't single out anyone or any institution. he didn't attack anyone in particular. he rambled on and on about hate of rich kids and religion and then he shot up a bunch of students. that's not a statement. his reality was swapped for a fantasy world where he was this hated, tormented figure. still everyone has all this psychological reasoning and blah blah blah. whatever happened to plain crazy? today, i mourn the death of "crazy" in america.
my favorite is the picture of him holding a hammer.. he looks real tough.. hehehehe
I blame video games!
i'm going to kill you
It looks like all he wanted was to be loved...
I blame video games!
dont worry, that will come up in like a week... everything else does! I was saying the other day, i play video games and what not, but i dont think i could even SHOOT a gun, let alone shoot at something alive. But ill pwn all u n00bz at CS... ya know? im leet wit my hax0r skillz
i love shooting guns but i don't like shooting in video games, go figure
real life CS is more fun than the video game!!!!