Shootings revisited

Published on April 18, 2007 @ 16:20

By Andreas Karsten // 3 responses so far.

It ain’t over till it’s over…

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It ain’t over till it’s over…

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The sad list grows longer and longer.

Lonely

Erfurt › Columbine › Emsdetten › Blacksburg

Where next? What next?

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There are so many issues to be discussed, among them

» the dignity of media coverage

» the influence of a culture of weapons

» the double standards we all live with

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Later.

Supportive

Mourning

Vigil

∞


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The Cynical-C keeps track of what the media is blaming for the Virginia Tech murders. So far, the list runs to more than 30 items, including South Korea, Bill Gates, Atheists, Bureaucracies, violent video games, and cowardly students.

Reasons for Virginia Tech

(via kottke

By Andreas Karsten on 04.20.07 19:07 | Permalink

John Brown and Tom Engelhardt add a global perspective in “The Blacksburg Massacre in Global Context”.

(via matthew good)

By Andreas Karsten on 04.27.07 07:07 | Permalink

Scott Adams notes that

“every time the media makes a big deal about a high profile suicide there’s a 100% chance it inspires additional suicide.”

in reference to the study «Media influence on suicide» which is described here at the website of BMJ.

By Andreas Karsten on 04.30.07 13:08 | Permalink

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