Good job NBC
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my2hands wrote:i dont think anyone needs to see his ramblings to know this guy was crazy. anyone who pre meditates mureder is crazy. end of story. and anyone that kills 33 people is just about as fucking delusional as it gets, and i for one dont need to hear his rants to know that.
Honestly...I had an idea he was "crazy"...but I had no idea how mentally ill he was...0 -
this creep knew exactly what he was doing by sending it to NBC he new they could not resist showing it ,NBC SHOULD OF JUST ISSUED A STATEMENT ANNOUNCING THE PACKAGE AND IT'S CONTENTS THA'S ALL AND AT LEAST CONTACTED THE FAMILIES AND ASKED ABOUT THEIR OPINIONS ON THE MATTER ......freeworld4u&me wrote:Is this high speed media age what did you guy's really expect. All news agencies would have broadcasted this just as NBC did. This was a system failure with this student from the get go. The University is to blame and the parents (of the shooter) are to blame. You are just going to see more of this in the future and this is the price we pay for living in a free society.
What this story also did was $$buy$$ Georgie some time with the Iraq debate. He is totally going to ride this and the whole gun control issue just to take the heat off Iraq.
Going back to the NBC reporting this. Say what you want but NBC sent this to the FBI first and there will be some footage never to be shown. Also, I would rather have NBC get this first than some YouTuber and have this plastered all over the Internet.jesus greets me looks just like me ....0 -
bootlegger10 wrote:Some of you are just blatant hypocrites. I wonder how many of you support showing videos from the Iraqi war on YouTube. You praise YouTube for showing these graphic videos. We hear about how the American people need to see this to understand what is going on in Iraq. I guess when it serves your purposes as anti-Bush, you support showing graphic videos. But when NBC puts out a disturbing video, you will blast NBC for it (becuase you hate the media). Everyday your views change. Hypocrites.
apples and oranges. and you know it.
this is one madman getting his wish, airing his lunacy for the world to see after he slaughters innocent people.
the horrors of war should be shown, to see the devastaion WE are causing, not to glorify it, or for media sensationalism.
and quite frankly, i think it is disgusting of you to make this a partisan issue and tie it into the anti war effort.0 -
my2hands wrote:way to go, you made a madmans wish come true. you did just what he wanted you to do. show his mad rantings all over the world before the blood has even been cleaned up. you should be ashamed of yourself NBC. dont you have any class? dont you have a heart? dont you have any compassion for the victims? or did you piss your pants in glee when you realized this wacko handed you the biggest news story at the moment?
i cant tell anyone what to do, but i personally refuse to watch this fucking psycho and his bullshit propaganda. dont feed his fire, dont do what he wanted, ignore the lunacy. do not feed into his circus. it is exactly what he wanted.
but they fired imus. go figure.0 -
my2hands wrote:i say you never show it. it is evidence in a mass murder.
yes! this is why NBC is in trouble and doesn't realize it yet0 -
soulsinging wrote:i dont believe that for a second. if you've seen the video, this kid didnt do this to get famous. he was clearly mentally ill. it was like a charles manson thing... he wasn't trying to be famous, he just had some crazy schizophrenic perceptions and felt compelled to justify his atrocities. i dont think he cared who saw it. and i dont think anyone is sitting around going "you know, id like to kill 33 people, but if it's not gonna get me on tv, i guess i wont after all." i also have a tough time believing anyone is saying "well, i was about to back out, but then i realized id get on tv, so i decided to kill a ton of people." the people committing these acts are not rational actors like this... it's not a calculated move for celebrity. it's an expression of rage or mental illness and airtime is not making a difference. they know they will be on tv for news coverage and people will want to know why. what should news networks do? bury this and never release any info on why it happened lest some kid in his basement somewhere goes "yeah man, right on! im gonna do it too!" that's ridiculous.
he didnt care how many saw it? why else would he send it to the largest television staion in the world, who also happens to have the hif=ghest rated news show?
of course he wanted everyone to see it0 -
macgyver06 wrote:yes! this is why NBC is in trouble and doesn't realize it yet
NBC had the FBI look at it first and they ok'd it.0 -
inmytree wrote:ok...
don't watch it...no one is forcing you to do so...but for someone who claims to have not watched it, you seem pretty upset...
while I respect that, I just happen to disagree...
i havent watched it, and i will never watch it. do what the fuck you want, but remember if you do watch it, you are only doing exactly what that motherfucker wanted you to.0 -
my2hands wrote:way to go, you made a madmans wish come true. you did just what he wanted you to do. show his mad rantings all over the world before the blood has even been cleaned up. you should be ashamed of yourself NBC. dont you have any class? dont you have a heart? dont you have any compassion for the victims? or did you piss your pants in glee when you realized this wacko handed you the biggest news story at the moment?
i cant tell anyone what to do, but i personally refuse to watch this fucking psycho and his bullshit propaganda. dont feed his fire, dont do what he wanted, ignore the lunacy. do not feed into his circus. it is exactly what he wanted.
great post...i completely agree....
a quick bit i cut and pasted about this...
Col. Steve Flaherty, superintendent of the Virginia State Police, said Thursday that the material contained little they did not already know. Flaherty said he was disappointed that NBC decided to broadcast parts of it.
"I just hate that a lot of people not used to seeing that type of image had to see it," he said.
On NBC's "Today" show Thursday, host Meredith Vieira said the decision to air the information "was not taken lightly." Some victims' relatives canceled their plans to speak with NBC because they were upset over the airing of the images, she said.
"I saw his picture on TV, and when I did I just got chills," said Kristy Venning, a junior from Franklin County, Va. "There's really no words. It shows he put so much thought into this and I think it's sick."“Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish can grow double, triple, or quadruple its size.”
-Big Fish0 -
my2hands wrote:i havent watched it, and i will never watch it. do what the fuck you want, but remember if you do watch it, you are only doing exactly what that motherfucker wanted you to.
which is what...?
go ahead, tell me...if you can...go ahead and fucking assume...feel free...0 -
my2hands wrote:way to go, you made a madmans wish come true. you did just what he wanted you to do. show his mad rantings all over the world before the blood has even been cleaned up. you should be ashamed of yourself NBC. dont you have any class? dont you have a heart? dont you have any compassion for the victims? or did you piss your pants in glee when you realized this wacko handed you the biggest news story at the moment?
i cant tell anyone what to do, but i personally refuse to watch this fucking psycho and his bullshit propaganda. dont feed his fire, dont do what he wanted, ignore the lunacy. do not feed into his circus. it is exactly what he wanted.
KUDOS TO THIS POST!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
inmytree wrote:which is what...?
go ahead, tell me...if you can...go ahead and fucking assume...feel free...
you need to ask what?
he wanted you to watch the video, it's not hard to understand..."L'homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers"
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau0 -
its news.. At least they aren't lying..
NBC does far worst than this every day.
Fact is, this news is important. All news is. Just the real stuff....0 -
good post exactly why not tell the families about the plan to air it we know why because all of them would of dissagreed and told NBC NOT TO SHOW THIS ASSHOLE ,again people put your selves in the shoes of the families ......THC wrote:great post...i completely agree....
a quick bit i cut and pasted about this...
Col. Steve Flaherty, superintendent of the Virginia State Police, said Thursday that the material contained little they did not already know. Flaherty said he was disappointed that NBC decided to broadcast parts of it.
"I just hate that a lot of people not used to seeing that type of image had to see it," he said.
On NBC's "Today" show Thursday, host Meredith Vieira said the decision to air the information "was not taken lightly." Some victims' relatives canceled their plans to speak with NBC because they were upset over the airing of the images, she said.
"I saw his picture on TV, and when I did I just got chills," said Kristy Venning, a junior from Franklin County, Va. "There's really no words. It shows he put so much thought into this and I think it's sick."jesus greets me looks just like me ....0 -
my2hands wrote:i am not assuming anything. as i said, watch if you want. but that is obviously what he wanted, people to watch it.
no shit, sherlock...
so what's the fuckin' issue...?
I understand you don't want to watch it...and that's your fucking choice...just read through this thread, and you'll see good points, pro and con...
I say the vids explain some things...however, since you haven't seen them, you can't understand that point...0 -
thankyougrandma wrote:you need to ask what?
he wanted you to watch the video, it's not hard to understand...
did he...?
do you know that...?
hey, listen, don't watch...turn the tv when it comes on...
it's not that hard...0 -
bootlegger10 wrote:Some of you are just blatant hypocrites. I wonder how many of you support showing videos from the Iraqi war on YouTube. You praise YouTube for showing these graphic videos. We hear about how the American people need to see this to understand what is going on in Iraq. I guess when it serves your purposes as anti-Bush, you support showing graphic videos. But when NBC puts out a disturbing video, you will blast NBC for it (becuase you hate the media). Everyday your views change. Hypocrites.
I don't get the anti-Bush correlation but other than that I completely agree. I wonder how many of you were this outraged with the beheading videos? And you have no problems with wanting the 9/11 Pentagon videos released and aired right? Then why not this? NBC got the tapes and handed them over to the police BEFORE releasing anything and I don't understand how anyone thinks this "advocates murder".0 -
bootlegger10 wrote:I think NBC should have shown segments of the video and the pictures. The videos help us understand how screwed up this guy was. How many of us were asking "Why did this guy do this?" Well, from the video and pictures we can answer that question, which is the media's job. Either you want the media to do its job or not.
Showing the video does not help Cho's cause, and will not cause another mass killing. The video helps us understand and SHOULD freak us all out. These people are out there and we need to watch for them and understand them, which this video helps us do.
I agree. However, would you agree that NBC or any large media outlet are showing this for no other reason than their own self interests (ratings $$$)?0
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