Quit Giving This Kid His 15 Minutes

Ok, there was a tragedy in Omaha. A kid shot up a mall. Why are news outlets releasing pictures of this shit?

Before the incident, he said that now he would be famous. Why does the news media glorify this by releasing pictures of this kid and showing him getting ready to bust caps into a crowd of innocent people? I'll tell you why, because as a whole, we are some sick bastards. We like to see things like this because we want it to seem more "real".

Basically, what I think should happen is bare bones reporting. Just say what happened, do not give the name of the kids that do this crap, and let it go. Do not give them the glory they are so desperately lacking in their lives. This will probably not stop it all, but it could prevent even one crime like this.

This has been an announcement from my soapbox moment of the day.