When mass shootings occur, as happened in Santa Barbara, the only thing most mainstream news outlets can be counted on for is this: an endless dissection of the shooter, which becomes nothing more than an ironic glorification of this anti-hero-in-the-making.
In other words: what we find are complete and utter abdications of journalistic responsibility in the name of swelling rating. Do we find thoughtful analyses of gun control laws? Nope. Or discussions on the 2nd Amendment from a constitutional perspective? Not likely.
What will we find? Grainy video of the shooter from when he was in kindergarten or when she played Cinderella in 5th grade. Pictures from his high school prom or with her first car. Letters he wrote to his spurned lover or texts she sent to her friends.
What we find are media outlets not covering these events, but socially influencing their preponderance, as Charlie Brooker in the essential video below (and Roger Ebert after it) both argue.
will it make a difference to some no, but maybe enough who are open and want to stop the madness it will gov't or NRA will not stop it only "we the people" have that power we just don't seem to realize it yet, or it might take one or more of their own to fall victim to get the wheels turning for justice for all not just those with a piece and a bandoleer.
how many candles will we light for or kids before it sinks in if we don't they won't remember this
"YES WE CAN"
