Desertkiwi
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Just wanted to express my sincerest thoughts and sympathy for the family and friends of those police officers killed or wounded during this unfolding mass shooting. :salute::
Reports coming through now that 5x police officers have now passed, with 6x wounded and at least 1x other civilian injured and three suspects in custody.
Obviously a terrible situation. I do hate to see the media obsess on these events and turn them into a macabre reality show complete with titles and music. Playing the same clips over and over again when there is nothing new to report. It has been proven that media attention inspires copycat crimes. Ironically, this event happened just down the street from where old Lee Harvey Oswald first demonstrated how the lone nut can make his mark in the TV age. We have developed a real death culture fixation in this society.
Obviously a terrible situation. I do hate to see the media obsess on these events and turn them into a macabre reality show complete with titles and music. Playing the same clips over and over again when there is nothing new to report. It has been proven that media attention inspires copycat crimes. Ironically, this event happened just down the street from where old Lee Harvey Oswald first demonstrated how the lone nut can make his mark in the TV age. We have developed a real death culture fixation in this society.