O/T feel sick inside - CT Elementary shooting

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by cyseymour

Scott, do you also think we shouldn't have speed limits on our roads and highways because although speeding is dangerous and causes death, it is just a mere symptom of underlying emotional problems?

For that matter, why have any laws at all if all of society's negative symptoms can be cured by some sort of therapeutic process?

Cy, those are really bad analogies. I honestly tried to respond, but they simply don't relate in any way to what I said. Sorry.

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Cy, those are really bad analogies. I honestly tried to respond, but they simply don't relate in any way to what I said. Sorry.

It's the same libertarian philosophy that you're espousing in your other posts.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by cyseymour

It's the same libertarian philosophy that you're espousing in your other posts.

It's true that I'm a Libertarian, but I still didn't understand your analogies, and I don't think they reflect a Libertarian philosophy, and certainly not mine.

You gave very extreme examples, none of which reflected my thoughts. If you re-read any of my posts in this thread, you should know exactly how I feel about this subject, but if you don't, just state what you have a problem with, and I'll respond. I don't think I've hidden from anything in this thread.

edited to add: Also, I agree with you about the media attention.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Why is it, this long after the shooter has been identified, that the major news networks seem to have ZERO information about him? Didn't we know quite a bit about Loughner and Holmes almost immediately after they were identified?

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Why is it, this long after the shooter has been identified, that the major news networks seem to have ZERO information about him? Didn't we know quite a bit about Loughner and Holmes almost immediately after they were identified?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/ny...agewanted=1&hp

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by cyseymour

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/ny...agewanted=1&hp

Ah ok thanks.

[Kenny Cole]

Peter,

In my estimation, that's a good thing. I would be happy if the press never said anything about the shooter, he got no publicity whatsoever, and his name was buried for all time.

I really think the pub these guys get is part of what spurs the next guy with dreams of going down in history as a notorious mass murderer. If their names don't go down in history at all, I think that part of the impetus to go kill a bunch of people may be lost. That's my amateur psychological discussion for the evening.

I also understand that irrespective of whether or not I am correct, anonymity will never be granted mass murderers. News sells, and really bad news sells really well. How sad is that.