Expand Quote
Well you've made a decent start to a 15 year olds livejournal post so I'm sure you'll come to some pretty sound conclusions. Please open with how "guidelines for journalists" is different than censorship. That should be enough to make smoke come out of your ears.
And look I know you're trying to sound smart, like 16 year old "can't we all get along?" smart, and be poetic about remembering victims not the perpetrator blahblahblah, but think about reality and the practical application of your dumb idea. Guidelines for journalists? Get the fuck out of here. You're talking about censorship and if you can't see that then good thing people like your skate videos because hoo boy.
Just saw your edit of that post..wow you're little profiling is absolutely spot on congratulations. I am truly romantic and also a big supporter of censorship, i hate freedom of speech, so much. Good thing you had your little flag ready to wave. I would like to invite you to re read the definition of guidelines and censorship but since you don't seem to even be able to understand how shitty journalism and sensationalized media coverage of the shooters could be partly responsible for inciting more mass shootings, or why someone would commit a crime in order to be famous, it's not going to lead anywhere.
The edit was about 40 seconds after the original post. Calm down.
Now for the very last time that you still won't understand: The LITERAL definition of censorship is: "the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security."
How in your head is "guidelines for journalists" not exactly that definition? If you tell them they can't report on the perpetrator, what are the other rules for reporting? Do you think it will just be that one? Who decides? Clearly some group of altruistic ambivalent good guys (that doesn't fucking exist anywhere) right? You must live in a pretty naive world where that works, because I live in one where a psychopath can shoot 600 people in a few minutes.
Sensationalist media and obsessive culture and all that was only ever mentioned by you. Go re-read it if you can. My issue was how you think "guidelines" aren't censorship when they clearly are. The other issue was how you're too dumb to realize it.
Having said all that I don't care if you agree, understand, or burst into flames.
I think accusing Manolo of 'worshiping censorship' is a bit out of order. If I got it clear he's talking about giving them the same treatment as pitch invaders. That could actually be an interesting point of view but it would definitely be tough to apply it to a complete different and gnarlier field.
1. I never said that.
2. That tough application is strict censorship and control of the media. How do people not see that?
Topic: Vegas Shooting (Read 13178 times)