Mass Media Influence On School Shootings

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One thing that can really influence a shooter is mass media. Not all, but the majority of killers seek attention. They want to be noticed. They feel like they have grown up alone, they have been bullied, and hurt. School shootings is their way to get back at the school for ‘doing them wrong’. When a murder incident occurs, the media blows up. There are coverage cameras everywhere, wanting to find all the information they can. The killer begins to feel famous and knows that people are starting to finally see them, but for the wrong reasons. The killers feel satisfied instead of guilty for what they have done.
Multiple shootings happen daily, including campus shootings. Many innocent lives are ended too shortly because of the heinous acts of

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