Incidentally, it says quite a lot that the thread starter is unable even to spell the name of the magazine involved correctly. This doesn't bode well for whatever arguments they then seek to make — especially not for criticism of journalists, a job they themselves could never hope to perform.
Vintage stuff from BDunnell. I can't help admiring it.
How very surprising to see dunnell throw personal insults again and again.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
How?Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
How very noble of you to make such a comparison. Let's look at the facts - one man kills someone who is trying to bash his head against concrete and who is drugged up, the other kills innocent people, including an 8 year old child and injures hundreds of other innocent people. Equal? Or have you just exposed yourself as the biggest enemy of intelligence?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spafranco
Would you have one rather than the other on the cover of a magazine? Or neither?Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
I would prefer to not have terrorists or criminals of any kind on magazine covers, but to be honest, I don't think it matters much who is on the cover of a magazine. I personally am not offended or bothered even slightly at anyone being on the cover, be it Pol Pot, Attila or the blood-covered Boston bomber. As for Zimmermann, why not, if he were to want it? He has been through hell due to biased media coverage and race baiting.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
I agree completely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
The idea that giving such individuals publicity is, in itself, problematic strikes me as odd. In these instances, the problem, surely, lies not in the publicity itself but those who are stupid enough to be influenced. The fact that the vast majority of people are not influenced, nor affected, in the slightest always gets ignored. Why criticise, let alone censor or legislate, on the basis of the tiny minority who are driven to behave in a certain way on the basis of reading or viewing something?Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
And I shall add that anyway terrorists' pics are on the front page of all newspapers when incidents like the one in Boston happen. So why making so much fuss when the pic is on a magazine?Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
If he wasn't looking for the recognition, why was a person with such intelligence planning such an act without any real though to the consequences and/or a proper and realistic escape plan? Maybe if you are correct we should be showing photos with titles such as "Another Stupid One From School".Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
You've just given a shining example of why I personally don't think the public needs to know anything about such people. Your statement above does not reflect truth, but rather you taking something I never stated and adding your spin to it. The modern day media, who are hardly journalists by any definition, don't often deal with many facts at all. They will all create stories with theories, spin, slants, views, and opinions that in most cases can't be backed up with confirmed facts. This is not responsible reporting, and often the public opinion is based on items other than facts, which further skews the lines.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
If we had responsible journalists with ethics standards that reported facts, that would be another story. But we don't... and most of the world either knows that or turns a blind eye to the opinion they don't like, regardless of the source, or a lack of any facts behind it.
And do us both a favor... don't pretend to know what I think if you "take it a stage further". I'm more than capable of speaking for myself and don't need anyone adding their "spin" to what I say. ;)
I think that even psychologists can't say this. The only one who knew the answer is dead now. Matter of fact, on different scales we all do sometimes things that seem illogical. I did such a thing last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
Then BDunnell is right. Under the communist regime when press was controlled by authorities such things were never revealed to the public. There were cases of celebrities who were murdered on violent circumstances and people knew this because of rumours but the press never said more than x or y has died in tragic circumstances. If victims were ordinary people the press would say nothing. Even the case of a serial sex killer who was caught was presented on about 5 little rows with a picture of the size of our avatars.Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter