It is no question that when a mass shooting spree happens, it is going to be the major thing that you are going to see on all the news that day. But for the most part we only hear about the number of victims rather than the about the actual victims themselves. Even more so, they focus on the shooter and why and how they did it because that is more "interesting" to try and figure out their motives. But I've heard the question raised whether or not this is leading to more people to emulate these sort of actions to "carve" their names into people's mind and leave a lasting impression even after their deaths, since most of the stories I heard on the news is that the shooter commits suicide. This New York Times article suggests that most of these mass shooters feel like they are victims of somebody else ruining their lives. The media will delve into the months leading up to the shooting and perhaps making people aware of their "struggles". Do you think if the media covered these shootings differently that these people would have less motivated to commit these horrible acts?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/opinion/what-drives-suicidal-mass-killers.html?_r=0
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