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Re:Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Ma... by pawsforthought on Friday July 08, 2022 @04:34AM (#32024414)
One very concrete action that requires no political will, would be for the media to stop giving a platform to the shooters.

If any would be shooter clearly sees that their message will go unheard, that they will die in anonymity, I think that could deter at least some.

Your point stands though, that the issue is societal.

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Re:Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Ma... by chii on Friday July 08, 2022 @05:42AM (#32024896)
yes, media has a huge role in aggrandizing the shooters, even if inadvertently. Unfortunately, due to the profit nature of most media, they gain clicks/views when such events happen. Political will - which might in this case be synonymous with profit motive - is definitely lacking.
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Re:Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Ma... by CapricornNoble on Friday July 08, 2022 @07:39AM (#32025810)
Yeah, school shooters should just be described as "Anonymous Coward {$serialnumber}", with no picture shown or anything.
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