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Re:Show HN: Don't Name the Shooter by ekianjo on Thursday December 03, 2015 @09:46PM (#10674268)
> Get to know his family.

Problem is, the family could get in trouble, even if you are just a remote relative who had virtually no connection with the shooter for years.

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Re:Show HN: Don't Name the Shooter by williamle8300 on Thursday December 03, 2015 @10:07PM (#10674352)
Why would they get "in trouble?"
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Re:Show HN: Don't Name the Shooter by ekianjo on Thursday December 03, 2015 @10:18PM (#10674382)
Imagine you are an employer. You find out that the person you were considering for hiring is a relative of the shooter. Fearing any risk, you decide not to go ahead with that person.

And for parents of murderers, it's not unheard of to get personal threats.

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Re:Show HN: Don't Name the Shooter by williamle8300 on Thursday December 03, 2015 @10:37PM (#10674433)
I don't think a competent employer would make that leap in logic.

And I'm not sure about families of killers getting death threats. In America, we have a pretty solid understanding of individuals, and individual's actions. Society generally just wants to move beyond the incident and somehow better ourselves. I'm not sure where you're getting that idea.

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