Don and Nancy, I'll never forget one of the first school shootings that I believe occurred in Alabama where a teacher saved a number of students' lives by putting her body between the shooter and them. So who is put on the cover of Newsweek, the hero or the villain? The villain of course. They put a picture of the boy as a grade schooler with a rifle in his hand.
Joan [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi Nancy- > > I concur. Up here the press have adopted a policy of not reporting > suicides. Last year a neighbour sadly ended her life by jumping off a > bridge. There was no mention of it in the papers or on TV. Ten years > ago it probably would have been front page news. This self-restraint > by the media has probably saved a number of lives by limiting the > extent to which people attempt to "copy-cat". While I don't expect the > press to ignore a school shooting with multiple victims I think that > minimizing the coverage of the perpetrator would have similar > beneficial results. > > -Don. > > Don Allen > Dept. of Psychology > Langara College > 100 W. 49th Ave. > Vancouver, B.C. > Canada V5Y 2Z6 > Phone: 604-323-5871 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sunday, April 6, 2008 1:02 pm > Subject: Re: [tips] Violence & video games > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]> > >> Hi, >> >> I also wonder about the role that the prospect of fame plays in >> facilitating >> these crimes. A media orgy follows ever single mass shooting. >> Those with >> tendencies and enough anger may be inspired. It's vicarious >> reinforcement. I >> wish there were a way to temper our free press with a modicum of >> responsibility. >> Perhaps it's part of the price we pay and we can't have it both >> ways. >> >> Nancy Melucci >> Long Beach City College >> >> >> >> **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel >> Guides. >> (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united- >> states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) >> --- >> To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >> Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
