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Today's Mass Shooting

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trustbutverify said:
You want the press to ignore these attacks? Even the white supremacist ones?
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It certainly would be worth trying. But there are other less radical approaches, like less focus on the shooter, weapons, and political standing, and more focus on the victims.
To keep track on the issue as whole, monthly statistics and analysis should be enough.
 
Dr.Sid said:
It certainly would be worth trying. But there are other less radical approaches, like less focus on the shooter, weapons, and political standing, and more focus on the victims.
To keep track on the issue as whole, monthly statistics and analysis should be enough.
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Interesting. I'd be curious of the reaction from the poc activist community, once they become aware the press is stratigically ignoring the political motivations of those mass killing their members. I'm sure they'll understand.
 
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trustbutverify said:
Interesting. I'd be curious of the reaction from the poc activist community, once they become aware the press is stratigically ignoring the political motivations of those mass killing their members. I'm sure they'll understand.
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I don't see why focus on the victim means ignoring the attacker's motive. If the motivation was irrational hatred of a class, I suspect that class has lots to say about it.
 
Delphic Oracle said:
I don't see why focus on the victim means ignoring the attacker's motive. If the motivation was irrational hatred of a class, I suspect that class has lots to say about it.
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It doesn't, and I'm 100% in favor of focusing on the victims. However, that wasn't the proposal I was commenting on.
 
trustbutverify said:
It doesn't, and I'm 100% in favor of focusing on the victims. However, that wasn't the proposal I was commenting on.
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What proposal made would result in a situation where "the press is strategically ignoring the political motivations of those mass killing their members?"
 
Delphic Oracle said:
What proposal made would result in a situation where "the press is strategically ignoring the political motivations of those mass killing their members?"
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The one where mass shootings are ignored by the press to avoid encouraging copy cats, among other things I suppose, and are later (possibly) integrated into statistical reports open to the public.
 
trustbutverify said:
The one where mass shootings are ignored by the press to avoid encouraging copy cats, among other things I suppose, and are later (possibly) integrated into statistical reports open to the public.
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I hear there is some agreement somewhere that news agencies won't report on suicides of celebrities, as those always trigger wave of copy cats. But can't find it, I think it was not US, maybe UK ? Any idea ?
Thing is, most of the time, the shooting is type of suicide attempt.
 
trustbutverify said:
The one where mass shootings are ignored by the press to avoid encouraging copy cats, among other things I suppose, and are later (possibly) integrated into statistical reports open to the public.
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In other words, not "strategically ignoring" poc targeted shootings specifically.
 
Delphic Oracle said:
In other words, not "strategically ignoring" poc targeted shootings specifically.
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Of course not. That would be insane. I used that community as an example because, given the history involved and their current plight, I'm not sure they'd appreciate sacrificing what they might consider vital information for the greater good. I wouldn't be surprised to see some fairly potent cover-up conspiracy theories gain traction.
 
Dr.Sid said:
I hear there is some agreement somewhere that news agencies won't report on suicides of celebrities, as those always trigger wave of copy cats. But can't find it, I think it was not US, maybe UK ? Any idea ?
Thing is, most of the time, the shooting is type of suicide attempt.
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I'm not sure if it's mostly suicide attempts, or mass murder attempts where the killer is willing to accept an "heroic" death to accomplish the mission.
 
Bunch of people shot in downtown Seattle a couple hours ago. While there were random people hit like a nine yr old kid in critical condition, the police are hinting it was a number of people shooting at each other.

7 or 9 in the hospital, most serious or critical, one dead and maybe one shooter still out there. It looks like one or more shooter is going to be among those wounded.
 
Currently there are conflicting reports. Some say the Police Chief says only one shooter. Other reports say the Chief says multiple shooters.
 
I've been hearing it as a single shooter all along. One woman in her 40's or 50's died at the scene. I believe the 9 year old has been upgraded to serious. There was a shooting yesterday a block or two away, a fatal one. Also an officer-involved shooting a few blocks north earlier in the day.

Not sure what's going on downtown, whether the 2 non-police shootings are related or not, but there are a lot of unnerved people around.
 
This will be gang-related.

A dispute suddenly erupts outside a McDonald's in downtown Seattle. Multiple people pull out guns and start shooting at each other. That is gang stuff.
 
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