Appalled at the news media's handling of the Virginia College massacre
I am disgusted that the Age, the Australian the Herald Sun (my local news rags) are all showing pictures of the Virginia College gunman pointing guns right at our faces. Unfortunately, many other news sources around the world are also probably showing the same menacing pictures purely for their sensationalistic commercial value
Sure - they should report on the story as it is certainly important news which the community needs to know about, but why publish menacing pictures of this *** who has just blown away 32 young lives, now pointing a gun directly at our faces?
Can you imagine what it would be like for the parents of victims, already deeply in shock to now see this @sshole pointing a gun at their faces on the TV?
I'm disappointed in our media's sense of judgement about this.
Maybe they should spend more time discussing the heroic acts performed by people such as Liviu Librescu than the cowardice of the shooter (who's name isn't worth mentioning)