Suliso wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:21 am
I can't think of any problem anywhere which has been solved by pretending it doesn't exist.
I'm not advocating pretending these events don't exist. On the contrary... I'm looking for a potential solution to them - which obviously involves knowing that they exist.
But not everyone needs to be told about them. What is the practical purpose of telling a bunch of people who aren't going to do anything to solve the problem, and will only gossip about "how terrible it is"?
Are you honestly stating that you believe that the media reports of these events don't encourage the people out there on the fringes of sanity to replicate these events?... That the effect and impact that the media reports fuel and guarantee are NOT a factor in these events occurring?
If so, I cannot possibly disagree more.
To me, it's beyond obvious that the media reports - and the attention and impact they fuel - is a major, major factor in ensuring that these events continue.
The only way to find out if this theory is accurate is to stop the media reporting of these events and see what happens. Nothing important would be lost in doing this - other than endless gossip among people - and it has the potential to save lives.
Why would any compassionate, caring person be against giving it a try?