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Creative Speculation

Crafty Girl

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2. More on my above reply

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2019, 11:49 AM

Sep 2019

https://www.dontnamethem.org/

Why Not?

• Some suspects are motivated by a desire for fame, notoriety, and/or recognition.

• When the media focuses on the attacker, they provide this fame, notoriety and recognition.

• This focus allows the attacker to accomplish one of their goals, and validates their life and actions.

• Media coverage can create a contagion effect producing more shootings.

• Some shootings/attacks may be prevented by removing one of the incentives.

• We encourage the media and others not to name the suspects or focus on their lives.

• The shooters/attackers should be as unrecognized in their deaths as they were in their lives.

• Media coverage should focus on the victims and the heroes

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Why hasn't the Odessa/Midlands shooter's identity been released? [View all] struggle4progress Sep 2019 OP

I don't think there is a CT here Crafty Girl Sep 2019 #1

Dayton.... FarPoint Sep 2019 #3

There has been an effort to encourage the press not to give the shooter too much notoriety struggle4progress Sep 2019 #6

More on my above reply Crafty Girl Sep 2019 #2

These have been real issues ever since someone burned the Ephesian Temple of Artemis struggle4progress Sep 2019 #8

If he had priors cases were those handled correctly? Abbott was Attorney General. bronxiteforever Sep 2019 #4

These are good questions struggle4progress Sep 2019 #7

He wants to be notorious. yellerpup Sep 2019 #5

I've been wondering the same thing kimbutgar Sep 2019 #9

"Did the shooter work for the Russians? Or did he work for the White House?" struggle4progress Sep 2019 #10

There may be an ongoing investigation. More to learn. nt 42bambi Sep 2019 #11

Odessa Shooting Suspect named Ptah Sep 2019 #12

... struggle4progress Sep 2019 #13

What, you have given up on your wild, ignorant, baseless fiction? Ptah Sep 2019 #14

A few facts here and there can have that effect struggle4progress Sep 2019 #15

What facts led to this speculation? Ptah Sep 2019 #17

What would explain a police refusal to tell you who they'd shot? struggle4progress Sep 2019 #18

You couldn't wait 24 hours? Ptah Sep 2019 #19

How long should we wait when officials float trial balloons about never releasing the name? struggle4progress Sep 2019 #20

Ha said he was not going to name the suspect, that the suspect's name would be released later. Ptah Sep 2019 #21

It wasn't clear to me, but the discussion is moot now struggle4progress Sep 2019 #22

Until the next time you get paranoid. Ptah Sep 2019 #23

I will strongly encourage everyone to cultivate a healthy paranoia struggle4progress Sep 2019 #24

Long enough for them to run down possible associates and accomplices jberryhill Nov 2019 #25

Notoriety is not much use... Gumboot Sep 2019 #16

He has been identified and shoot dead. Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #26