ANOTHER SCHOOL/PUBLIC SHOOTING

[Blindgreed1]

I understand your thought process, I just think your correlation is off Gunnar.

Williams could have killed his co-workers off the air and filmed it, if his sole or primary motivator was broadcasting it on Facebook. But, he did it during a live television broadcast instead, which was sure to be seen. The Facebook broadcast was not a sure thing; he could have been killed at the murder scene and never had a chance to post it on Facebook.

I'm not a Facebook fan, but Facebook doesn't push more people to kill - in my opinion. Anybody who'd kill just for notoriety is whacked and would get notoriety by whatever means available. That's my thinking.

You usually do. And I'm not saying FB pushes anyone to do anything. I'm saying it's a means for everyone to get their 15 minutes on their way out.

I thought you were still advocating this correlation: "If people weren't looking for the next coolest/controversial thing to post in their FB feeds I don't think we'd see this phenomenon to the extent that we are seeing today." I disagree with that.

But, no doubt Facebook is just another means by which to gain exposure -- no disagreement there.

You can disagree all you want. Doesn't mean you're right. Doesn't mean I am. It's your opinion even if it sucks.