It is unreal that the media frenzy that manifests itself after every mass shooting creates $75 million dollars worth of publicity.
"Studies estimate that in the aftermath of their attacks, mass killers receive approximately $75 million in free media coverage, a level professional athletes and Hollywood actors would envy," Densley and Peterson wrote. "For men who feel angry, alienated and anonymous, the incentives to perform are appealing. And bigger body counts mean bigger headlines. One recently thwarted shooter posted that, 'A good 100 kills would be nice,' and another wanted to 'break a world record.'"
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51287/report-details-stunning-amount-free-publicity-ryan-saavedra
And an article suggesting some possible changes.
First, there is the fact that these deranged madmen perpetrating mass shootings must be taken down from the zenith of celebrity status at which the MSM has placed them and instead sink them into the nadir of the cesspool where they belong.
“But how can we do this without describing the perpetrators?” whine the MSM. These deranged malcontents and criminals should not be celebrated with the epithet of a “heavily armed gunman with ‘assault weapons’ and clad in full military gear…” These are jingoistic appellations the criminals apparently enjoy in seeking celebrity status even in death.
Instead, the media should use the appellation, “malcontented monsters, who maim and kill defenseless and hapless victims, including women and children.” And when appropriate to such despicable description, it should be added, “the deranged madman cowardly shot himself when confronted by an armed citizen” (which has happened on several occasions), or “… was shot to death in a well-deserved hail of bullets by the valiant police.” Those are the proper epithets that should be used in describing these sanguinary freaks who perpetrate rampage shooting incidents.
The police or armed citizens who stop these deranged madmen should be described as the true heroes they are. It is they who should be celebrated and not the criminal perpetrators. The constitutional or concealed carry options and the beneficial use of weapons by law-abiding citizens should be encouraged rather than demonized!
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/on-mass-shooters-and-victim-body-counts/
"Studies estimate that in the aftermath of their attacks, mass killers receive approximately $75 million in free media coverage, a level professional athletes and Hollywood actors would envy," Densley and Peterson wrote. "For men who feel angry, alienated and anonymous, the incentives to perform are appealing. And bigger body counts mean bigger headlines. One recently thwarted shooter posted that, 'A good 100 kills would be nice,' and another wanted to 'break a world record.'"
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51287/report-details-stunning-amount-free-publicity-ryan-saavedra
And an article suggesting some possible changes.
First, there is the fact that these deranged madmen perpetrating mass shootings must be taken down from the zenith of celebrity status at which the MSM has placed them and instead sink them into the nadir of the cesspool where they belong.
“But how can we do this without describing the perpetrators?” whine the MSM. These deranged malcontents and criminals should not be celebrated with the epithet of a “heavily armed gunman with ‘assault weapons’ and clad in full military gear…” These are jingoistic appellations the criminals apparently enjoy in seeking celebrity status even in death.
Instead, the media should use the appellation, “malcontented monsters, who maim and kill defenseless and hapless victims, including women and children.” And when appropriate to such despicable description, it should be added, “the deranged madman cowardly shot himself when confronted by an armed citizen” (which has happened on several occasions), or “… was shot to death in a well-deserved hail of bullets by the valiant police.” Those are the proper epithets that should be used in describing these sanguinary freaks who perpetrate rampage shooting incidents.
The police or armed citizens who stop these deranged madmen should be described as the true heroes they are. It is they who should be celebrated and not the criminal perpetrators. The constitutional or concealed carry options and the beneficial use of weapons by law-abiding citizens should be encouraged rather than demonized!
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/on-mass-shooters-and-victim-body-counts/