The News Media Shouldn't Glorify Criminal Names
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 6/17/2015 1:00:00 AM
I hate the fact that I know the name of the guy who killed John Lennon.
Like a lot of people, I cried when I heard that somebody killed John Lennon. Within 24 hours, the name of the killer was plastered all over every single media outlet. Before he shot John Lennon, he was virtually unknown. The next day, his name was nearly as famous as the man he killed. That's just plain wrong.
History books are full of the names of people who are famous just because of their crimes, including the guy who shot Ronald Reagan specifically because he wanted to be famous. That's sick. He got what he wanted.
Then there's Waco, Columbine, and countless terrorist groups who would remain nameless if the media didn't give them attention. I cold go on and on, but the key point here that there is no reason to give these people any more attention than they deserve.
Suffice it to say, the media loves a good scoop. They all want to be the first one to break a story, so they simply can't resist giving you names, addresses, baby photos and whatever information they can about these people, so I think it would be easier if law enforcement just assigned them a generic name or number.
In fact, not only should they not publish their names or photos, they should just refer to them using generic numbers and letters. They don't deserve a name or a famous face.
So let's take away the one thing they've had all their lives, their name. If anything, they can be known by an arbitrary and forgettable number. I'd be much happier knowing that nobody will remember that Mr. D21 even existed.
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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