• doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    I was never under the impression that most mass shooters do it for fame or notoriety, but rather as revenge for some perceived injustice from society at large or by the particular community they attack.

    Even still, it’s very far from a healthy mindset.

    • TheRtRevKaiser@beehaw.org
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      3 months ago

      There’s some research that indicates that there’s a “contagion” effect with mass shootings that increases the more they are publicized, and that at least some types of mass killers seem to be motivated by a desire for notoriety. The FBI has backed a campaign for media to minimize coverage of mass killers’ names and faces and to focus more on stories about victims in an effort to reduce these particular types of mass killings.