Media's attempt to misplace blame.?

Question

Why is it that in cases like Va Tech and Columbine, when the
murderers kill themselves and are unable to be questioned, the media automatically starts placing blame elsewhere. In the Va Tech scenerio it's the campus security for not reacting sooner. In the Columbine case, they tried to make Harris and Kleybold out to be the victims, not the agressors. And do you think that had the killer/killers lived, they would close the case and soley blame the individuals?

Of course, there always has to be the obligatory lawsuits for monetary reimbursements for the loss of loved ones, so someone has to be blamed, and since the killer is dead...

I'm sorry Monkey Pie, must most media outlets are more concerned with sensationalism and ratings and could are less if they are reporting accurate news or not. They just want to keep the story going as long as possible, get as much airtime as they can, and ask mundane, redundant questions, and try to outscoop the competitor. You can tell how infuriated the media is making those who are doing the investigtions by their stupid questions they keep asking. One network even released a story saying that the shooter's parents had committed suicide over this, which was 100% not true.

Answer 1

Whom should be blamed? Cho. The shooter is the ***ONLY*** one responsible for the deaths.

Most of the people in the self-help group Parents of Murdered Children have strong feelings about this issue as well as Citizens against Homicide. (Members of both national groups have suffered the loss of a loved one to homicide) Compassionate Friends is also a self-help group however it is for parents who have lost a child to any cause homicide, accidental death or disease.
http://www.pomc.com
http://www.pomc.org
http://www.murdervictims.com/CAH.html
http://www.compassionatefriends.org

Answer 2

Any time you have a tragedy on this scale, people always look for some one or some thing to blame. Some thing could have been done better, or caught sooner to stop it before it starts. It is worse when the perpetrator dies because no one will ever really know what happened.

No one wants to believe that people are capable of committing such heinous acts of violence with out some kind of reason or provocation. People can't accept the fact that some times there is no good reason, and really, no way to prevent it from happening. Unfortunately, some groups take advantage of the want of people to make sense of senseless violence to further their causes.

I have already seen and heard at least 3 media outlets question how easy it was for Cho to obtain two guns. One of my coworkers, and a few news outlets, have questioned why he wasn't evaluated because of the stories he wrote. And I'm sure there will be more to come in the following weeks.

Campus security, after watching a report tonight, did everything they should have. Maybe they should have alerted campus sooner about the first shootings. But they, rightfully so, did not want to cause a panic.

Thier early investigation, pointed to a domestic dispute, not a rampage killer. Police were in the process of questioning a "person of interest" when the second shooting occured.

As for Harris and Kleybold, even if they had lived, I think they still would have been the poster children for those who crusade against heavy metal music and violent video games, in addition to gun control because of their age. Heck, they may have even tried to use their exposure to the games and music as a defense for their actions!

Answer 3

No, the media has been in the position of - placing blame and fear - in the American people. These two ideas are intwined in most stories covered by media. Instead of investigating, they use the 4th estate to upset people and then report reaction as news also. This has been going on for nearly 40 years.

Answer 4

News seeks to find out what caused all this. And also to find out if it is something that can be prevented. News is not about bashing murderer who died already. News is about giving us information that are important. People questioned police actions because it is extremely important question. Wouldn't you want to know if murder of your family could have been prevented with proper actions/precautionary actions?

Nobody blamed anybody so far. There were questions raised. And many or all of those were answered by the university and police.

Tell me who said 'this incident is so and so's fault.' Who said this is police's fault? Who said this is university's fault?

They asked questions about procedures, security measures. Nobody 'blamed' anybody in this yet.

Answer 5

All blame is misplaced...inducts all players in hall of shame.
Pst: "another law" makes you feel "wretched": Romans 7.
I think that adequately describes how parents feel now.

Answer 6

I've only watched CNN and I haven't noticed any blame.