Talk:Parkland high school shooting
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Latest comment: 4 months ago by Ianmacm in topic let's not keep repeating the perpetrator's name
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let's not keep repeating the perpetrator's name
editAccording to the victims' parents, the perpetrator's name should not be mentioned all the time. One mother, Scott Biegel’s mother explicitly asked the media not to keep mentioning the perpetrator's name. I'm referring to what I saw in the video on Youtube "Justice Is Us Firing Bullets at Parkland Gunman: Victim’s Mother" @ 3:30.
Of course, it is neither possible nor imaginable that his name is being omitted from reports altogether.
But, her request -- Scott Biegel’s mother's request -- can be very well fulfilled, if we pay attention to the nuances (that in the world of media we all do all the time), and try to make sure that the perpetrator doesn't get "the notoriety he craves", that is, the bad fame he would be happy with.
This seems hard in today's media situation when sensation is the number #1 quality in any publication. But it is possible to pay attention to editing, and refine the picture that for example this article conveys of what happened.
Thank you,
Peter Josvai
--peter.josvai (talk) 09:03, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
- We follow the standards required by Wikipedia and good writing, not the wishes of bereaved parents. Replacing occurrences of Cruz by "the perpetrator" complicates reading, and looks strange when the perp's name is widely known. I doubt that your request will gain wide support. WWGB (talk) 09:15, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
- Agreed, Cruz is one of the better known mass shooters and his name is widely available in news stories. This type of damnatio memoriae request isn't going to bring the victims back.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 09:32, 2 August 2024 (UTC)