She has the correct idea. Consign these criminals to oblivion; let them be non-persons. And never repeat their names again. No more publicity, no more fame.
Wow. It took until the 16th comment to see a FReeper who “got it.” I agree: consign these freaks to oblivion. Wish ALL news shows would do this.
If you carry that logic out - you end up with a suppression of ALL the facts.
First the media witholds the name. Then the motive. Uh-oh, here are some disturbing facts we don’t think the public needs to know, better keep silent here. And oh yeah; no pictures.
When this happens, we end up with the Osama bin Laden death or the Sandy Hook shootings. In other words, a series of contradictory reports, coverups, lies and God only knows what really happened.
I guess you want to help the Obama administration hide the fact that virtually all of them are Muslims; converts, perhaps, but Muslims nonetheless, carrying out their jihad unopposed here on US soil.
What the other networks do now sometimes is release the guy’s pre-conversion name but never follow up with his Muslim name. Last week’s Norfolk navy yard killer named “Booker” was later revealed to have started using the name Muhammed Hasan, something that was carefully hidden for the first several days.
We, legitimately IMO, complain about the media making these people celebrities. Then most of the comments on this thread complain when a lone show makes an attempt not to do so.
I’d be fine with a shooter’s name not released except to the jury.