Charleston

[Alma]

The question now, to me, is: How do you cover this?

I don't think we've had one of these for a while. Last time, I was starting to lean strong toward, "Practially ignore it."

Nationally, I presume?

Hard to ignore the killer being an overt racist.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Nationally, yes.

I'm not talking about ignoring aspects of it. I'm talking about relegating the story itself to a brief, or at least an inside page. Or deep into the newscast.

 

[Vombatus]

Nationally, yes.

I'm not talking about ignoring aspects of it. I'm talking about relegating the story itself to a brief, or at least an inside page. Or deep into the newscast.

Put Brian Williams on it.

 

[Alma]

Nationally, yes.

I'm not talking about ignoring aspects of it. I'm talking about relegating the story itself to a brief, or at least an inside page. Or deep into the newscast.

Why desensitize ourselves to it?

 

[Dick Whitman]

Why desensitize ourselves to it?

To prevent copycat incidents.

 

[Oggiedoggie]

Nationally, yes.

I'm not talking about ignoring aspects of it. I'm talking about relegating the story itself to a brief, or at least an inside page. Or deep into the newscast.

You might think that these nine lives don't matter, but most of the readers of our paper and web site would disagree.

 

[cranberry]

****, that ship has already sailed. This is the top story today no matter how much anyone tries to shove it back into the bottle.

 

[Dick Whitman]

You might think that these nine lives don't matter, but most of the readers of our paper and web site would disagree.

Of course they matter. What a silly thing to write.

But now, Dylan Storm Roof is the latest celebrity shooter.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Dylann

And how many copy cats did we have after Sandy Hook?

 

[Dick Whitman]

Dylann

And how many copy cats did we have after Sandy Hook?

How many have we had since Columbine?

 

[Dick Whitman]

As of January, 2013, there had been 16 shootings that resulted in the deaths of at least four people since Newtown:

There Have Been More Mass Shootings Since Newtown Than You've Heard About (INFOGRAPHIC)

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Maybe he's just getting back at his parents for naming him after storm roofs?

 

[Captain_Kirk]

Maybe he's just getting back at his parents for naming him after storm roofs?

Or getting back at them for spelling it Dylann

 

[MisterCreosote]

Good to know where people's heads are at:

 

[Lugnuts]

Truther movement that this kid never did it - it was ordered by Obama in 5... 4... 3...

 

[Oggiedoggie]

What a silly thing to write.

Not quite as silly as this:

I'm talking about relegating the story itself to a brief, or at least an inside page. Or deep into the newscast.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Not quite as silly as this:

No. Yours is definitely sillier.

At some point, we have to at least consider no longer giving the "Natural Born Killers" treatment to the latest lone nut.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I remember there was a rampage killing at an Asian church of some sort in Oakland.

I'm pretty sure that was relegated to inside pages and briefs. I wondered why at the time here.

 

[Oggiedoggie]

Nine people dead, including a state senator.

Your news judgement is near zero.

 

[Dick Whitman]

What I'm proposing has nothing to do with "news value" and everything to do with responsible citizenship. Are we above that?