Should the manifesto be released?

[jon-nyc]

Crackers are allowed to call themselves crackers too. Last time I was in the Everglades our airboat driver had a neck tattoo that said cracker in good sized letters.

[jon-nyc]

I would have expected comments about their being Christians or bigots or Christian bigots or something.

[George K]

Nashville PD Statement:

"Not crime scene images."

Oh...

[Horace]

What motivates that wording? Some desperate hope that people will think that the police said the photos are fake?

[89th]

Preventing the release of shooter manifestos is the bare minimum that governments and new outlets should do. Preventing the name and photo of the shooter should also be a thing. Enforcing anonymity is basically the only thing we can do to reduce mass shootings in the future.

[Horace]

I did notice a pattern in headlines about the recent shooting in Maine. Lots of headlines of the form "Who is <x>?". Where x would have been the murderer in past years, but now, x is one of the victims.

[George K]

Well, it's been a year, and still no manifesto.

As we approach International Transgender Day of Visibility (the 31st this year), should we know what was in it?

[89th]

No. Block manifestos. Reduce psycho exposure and copy cats.

[Horace]

@89th said in Should the manifesto be released?:

No. Block manifestos. Reduce psycho exposure and copy cats.

But they won’t. The practical question is, do you prefer all manifestos be released, or only the ones that enhance certain narratives? I would prefer they all be released. I appreciate the wish that none be released, but that won’t happen.

[89th]

For your question, I would prefer all.