manbearpig said:
It’s still censorship, whether it’s government sanctioned or agreed upon by media corporations.
Wrong dumbass.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship
Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient" as determined by government authorities.
manbearpig said:
I don’t think protecting the identity of criminals is any kind of solution. The truth about school shootings/mass shootings/gun related crimes is it’s a risng issue and scapegoating the media does nothing to decrease those rates. It’s just a baseless attempt by the right to put the blame on something and take focus away from the real issue; freedom of press being their go to scapegoat.
Publicizing mass shooter names is contributing to more mass shootings. There is no law against publicizing the names of underage child abuse victims. Please cite an instance, any instance, of a child abuse victim's name being published by a major news outlet. I'll be waiting.
"But squidley, concealing the identities of mass shooters is wrong."
Why?
The reason why news outlets conceal the names of child abuse victims is simple, public opinion. The public would be outraged. That's how it should work for mass shooters. It does for me.
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