Media coverage of mass shootings contributed to the increase in the number of such crimes in the U.S., researchers said. A study co-authored by Western New Mexico University’s Jennifer Johnston and Andrew Joy claimed that the widespread media coverage of mass shooting instills a desire for fame among the shooters. The study found that the number…
Of course the control populations from Canada or, say Australia, are conspicuously missing. There a mass killing is a media circus because the events are so damn rare, and nothing happens follow on. I wonder why?
“Researchers found that shooters share three common traits: rampant depression, social isolation and pathological narcissism.”
Four actually. They’re also overwhelmingly male.