So one view might be that they’re taking advantage of their friends’ tragic deaths to get their 15 minutes...nah, THAT couldn’t be it...
From the article:
“It might be tempting to say that the students are living their 15 minutes of fame. But their prominence could well be more enduring.
For example, it wouldn’t be surprising to see one or both run for office in the future. In doing so, they would be following in the footsteps of Carolyn McCarthy, who became a gun control advocate and won a congressional seat after her husband was killed in the 1993 Long Island Railroad shooting.”